Module manager: Dr Katie Gathercole
Email: K.A.Gathercole@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2024/25
| EDUC3000 | Final Year Project |
| EDUC3008 | Final Year Project in Education |
| EDUC3805 | Dissertation |
EDUC 3000 EDUC 3008 EDUC 3805
This module is not approved as a discovery module
In this module you will explore, in depth, an aspect of your degree pathway that particularly interests you. This might relate to your next stage of study or professional training. You will be able to connect theory and practice and examine the relationships between these. Your project could be an empirical study or could be primarily desk-based research.
The module aims to provide an opportunity for students to develop and research a personal interest in a topic relevant to their degree pathway through engaging in independent study, which is supported by seminar discussion and individual tutorials.
By the end of the module students should be able to plan, execute and report on a small-scale research project in a topic relevant to their degree pathway drawing on the skills developed earlier in the programme through research methods training modules.
Students should be able to:
1. Demonstrate understanding of links between theory and practice;
2. Demonstrate scholarship in the identification of research questions and in the planning and evaluation of research;
3. Identify appropriate methods of data collection and analysis;
4. Demonstrate understanding and practice of ethical issues specific to their research;
5. Describe research undertaken;
6. Present and evaluate findings demonstrating critical analysis or results;
7. Evaluate the quality of their own research;
8. Identify the impact of the research on their own knowledge of the field.
Time management
The project will be in a field relevant to individual students’ degree pathways: Education and Childhood Studies. The focus of the project will be determined through consultation with academic staff.
The module will cover the typical structure of a dissertation:
- Choosing a topic, formulating research questions, writing a rationale.
- Reviewing literature
- Research approaches, methodology, design
- Research ethics
- Data analysis
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Workshop | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Workshop | 6 | 2 | 12 |
| Supervision Meetings | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| Private study hours | 378 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 22 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 400 | ||
Students will be designing and conducting independently an individual research project. This will be with the support of a supervisor and a small number of lectures and tutorials about the skills needed.
Students will receive formative feedback during meetings with their supervisors. Supervisors will also be able to read and comments on draft work prior to submission of the dissertation.
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Essay or Dissertation | 8000 word report of research project | 80 |
| Presentation | Individual 10 minute presentation of research project plan + 5 minute Q & A | 20 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
The reading list is available from the Library website
Last updated: 8/23/2024
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