Module manager: Dr Katie Gathercole
Email: K.A.Gathercole@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2025/26
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 with support from a supervisor.
On successful completion of the module students will have demonstrated the following learning outcomes relevant to the subject:
1- Analyse the links between theory and practice
2- Formulate research questions and design and assess research plans
3- Select and apply appropriate methods of data collection and analysis
4- Examine and address ethical issues specific to their research
5- Describe the research undertaken
6- Present and analyse findings using appropriate forms of communication, demonstrating critical analysis of results
7- Evaluate the quality of their own research
Skills Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of the module students will have demonstrated the following skills learning outcomes:
1- Describe and explain research elements utilising appropriate forms of communication for the intended audience
2- Execute effective time management to complete planned research tasks
3- Critically reflect on the impact of the research undertaken upon the field of study
Details of the syllabus will be provided on the Minerva organisation (or equivalent) for the module.
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supervision | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| Lecture | 6 | 2 | 12 |
| Seminar | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Private study hours | 378 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 22 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 400 | ||
A formal formative assessment opportunity will be provided for each summative assessment task, which is specifically pedagogically aligned to that task. As part of this, each student will receive feedback designed to support the development of knowledge and skills that will be later assessed in the summative task.
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Coursework | . | 20 |
| Coursework | . | 80 |
| 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: 23/01/2025
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