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HL50088: Dissertation - masters programme

Follow this link for further information on academic years Academic Year: 2019/0
Further information on owning departmentsOwning Department/School: Department for Health
Further information on credits Credits: 30      [equivalent to 60 CATS credits]
Further information on notional study hours Notional Study Hours: 600
Further information on unit levels Level: Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7)
Further information on teaching periods Period:
Modular (no specific semester)
Further information on unit assessment Assessment Summary: DS 100%
Further information on unit assessment Assessment Detail:
  • Dissertation (DS 100% - Qualifying Mark: 40)
Further information on supplementary assessment Supplementary Assessment:
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Further information on requisites Requisites:
Further information on descriptions Description: Aims:
To enable students to conduct a piece of independent research and to present their findings as a dissertation.

Learning Outcomes:
After completion of the dissertation the student will be able to:
1. Design a piece of independent study (Knowledge and understanding, professional practical skill)
2. Follow the process for obtaining ethical approval for research work (professional practical skill)
3. Collect data using appropriate tools and methodologies (knowledge and understanding)
4. Critically analyse data and draw appropriate conclusions/recommendations from these data (intellectual skill)
5. Critically evaluate the literature associated with a given research topic (intellectual skill)
6. Present information in an appropriate format. (personal transferable skill).

Skills:
See above.

Content:
The student will undertake a piece of work which will entail the following stages:
* Project Design
* Ethics Committee Approval
* Instrument/experimental design and piloting
* Data Collection
* Data Analysis
* Preparation of Conclusions
* Presentation of completed dissertation.
Further information on programme availabilityProgramme availability:

HL50088 is Compulsory on the following programmes:

Department for Health

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