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The course on Professional Development and Research Skills is designed to equip you with essential tools and knowledge to excel in your research project and future professional careers. Through a comprehensive series of workshops, you will gain a deep understanding and have opportunities to develop your skills in the core principles of professional development, including communication skills, leadership, critical thinking, and problem-solving. In addition, the course focuses on supporting you to developing strong research skills, covering topics such as research methodology, literature review, data collection and analysis, and ethical considerations within the focus of your chosen methodology. You will engage in hands-on exercises, working with your own research project supported by your peers and tutors to enhance your practical understanding of these skills. By the end of the course, you will have a solid foundation in professional development and research, enabling you to thrive in your chosen fields and contribute to the advancement of knowledge and innovation.
| Study Type | Postgraduate | Level | 5 |
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| Term | Summer School | Credit Points | 0 credits (0 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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This course is a zero credit course which runs parallel to the 60 and 90 credit research project courses. The programme of study will include generic skills to support the independent conduct of research, including managing teams, working with a supervisor, setting agendas and taking meeting notes. In addition, every 2 weeks, the cohort will split into 1 of 3 methods specific workshops to be provided with additional opportunities to develop project-specific skills including systematic reviewing, qualitative data, secondary data. These specialist training sessions will complement the supervisory arrangement by providing methods training at a group level, and allow you to discuss content with trained researchers to allow for easy translation to your project.
In addition, the course aims to provide a weekly opportunity for you to get together with peers to discuss your work and offer communal support during project development.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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There are no assessments for this course.
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Understand | Identify, define and contextualise key milestone for research project development. |
| Reflection | Apply | Identify and promote positive research habits to avoid time waste |
| Factual | Understand | Understand the role the researcher, the supervisor, and the research design has on project development |
| Procedural | Apply | Utilise methods for risk management and good research practice to support project completion. |
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