Module Details |
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Title | Integrated Masters Research Project | ||
Code | ENVS402 | ||
Coordinator |
Professor J Sharples Earth, Ocean and Ecological Sciences Jonathan.Sharples@liverpool.ac.uk |
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Year | CATS Level | Semester | CATS Value |
Session 2022-23 | Level 7 FHEQ | Whole Session | 60 |
Aims |
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Work on an individual research project, setting appropriate context and hypotheses/questions, developing suitable methods to test the hypotheses/questions, interpreting the results and setting them in the context of (1) answering the original hypotheses/questions and (2) implications beyond the boundaries of the project. Understand the scientific publishing process, and write-up the work as a final short-format scientific paper. |
Learning Outcomes |
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(LO1) Be able to provide a critical and focused assessment of an area of scientific literature, including keeping records of key points made in the literature. |
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(LO2) Be able to articulate the importance of a research question within the broader scientific context. |
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(LO3) Be able to write scientific prose in typical formats used in science. |
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(LO4) Be able to formulate testable hypotheses, and along with the methods and approach required to test them. |
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(LO5) Be able to produce a poster for a scientific conference, and to recognise what makes a good (and a bad) poster. |
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(S1) Improving own learning/performance - Record-keeping |
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(S2) Communication (oral, written and visual) - Presentation skills – oral |
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(S3) Communication (oral, written and visual) - Presentation skills - written |
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(S4) Communication (oral, written and visual) - Presentation skills - visual |
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(S5) Communication (oral, written and visual) - Academic writing (inc. referencing skills) |
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(S6) Critical thinking and problem solving - Critical analysis |
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(S7) Critical thinking and problem solving - Synthesis |
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(S8) Information skills - Information accessing:[Locating relevant information] [Identifying and evaluating information sources] |
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(S9) Numeracy/computational skills - Problem solving |
Syllabus |
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Semester One: Week Three: Workshop. What is a literature review for? The aims of the literature review. Library search tools. Maintaining focus. Organising search results and keeping records of papers read. Developing a structure. Weeks One - twelve: Tutorials. A regular opportunity to meet with the project supervisor and report verbally on progress, discuss key findings in the literature (novelty, relevance, subsequent influence), and develop the focus on the research problem. Later tutorials will be used to discuss feedback on initial drafts of the review, as well as help to develop the project plan and the oral presentation. Weeks one - twelve: Independent work. The literature review requires consistent effort through the whole semester. Week ten: Oral presentation on project plans. Semester two: Week one: workshop. The publishing process in science. The dos and don'ts of scientific writing. Choosing a jou rnal. Using illustrations and developing schematic diagrams. Practical advice (back-ups, version control, time scales for feedback from supervisors). Week six: workshop. The good, the bad, and the ugly of scientific posters. What is a poster for? Examples of good (and bad) posters. Weeks one - twelve: Tutorials and research group meetings. A regular opportunity to meet with the project supervisor and report verbally on research progress, discuss key findings or problems encountered with other researchers. Later tutorials will be used to discuss feedback on initial drafts of the paper. Weeks one - twelve: Independent work. The research project requires consistent effort through the whole semester. Week ten: Poster presentation on research results. |
Teaching and Learning Strategies |
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Teaching Method 1 - Tutorials with project supervisor Teaching Method 2 - Workshop |
Teaching Schedule |
Lectures | Seminars | Tutorials | Lab Practicals | Fieldwork Placement | Other | TOTAL | |
Study Hours |
18 |
3 |
21 | ||||
Timetable (if known) | |||||||
Private Study | 579 | ||||||
TOTAL HOURS | 600 |
Assessment |
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EXAM | Duration | Timing (Semester) |
% of final mark |
Resit/resubmission opportunity |
Penalty for late submission |
Notes |
CONTINUOUS | Duration | Timing (Semester) |
% of final mark |
Resit/resubmission opportunity |
Penalty for late submission |
Notes |
Assessment 4 Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is not an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When) :semester 2 | 0 | 60 | ||||
Assessment 3 Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is not an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When) :semester 2 | 0 | 5 | ||||
Assessment 1 Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is not an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When) :semester 1 | 0 | 5 | ||||
Assessment 2 Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is not an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When) :semester 1 | 0 | 30 |
Recommended Texts |
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