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EK5002: PERSONAL RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT (2015-2016)

Last modified: 25 Mar 2016 11:37


Course Overview

The aim of this course is to enable students to develop professional skills.

The course will comprise a series of interactive tutorials. Subjects to be covered will include:

- What are the current research issues in marine ecology?

- The use and abuse of hypotheses.

- How are new ecological ideas developed?

- How is research funded? Career development, jobs and PhD’s

-What ethical issues do different types of ecological research raise?

- How to read, write and publish a scientific paper.

- Planning a research project.

Course Details

Study Type Postgraduate Level 5
Term First Term Credit Points 0 credits (0 ECTS credits)
Campus None. Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Tara Marshall

Qualification Prerequisites

None.

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Either MRes Applied Marine and Fisheries Ecology (Studied) or MSc Applied Marine and Fisheries Ecology (Studied)
  • Any Postgraduate Programme (Studied)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

Other content wilL be dictated to some extent by the students’ needs, which will vary from year to year. This flexibility will also offer the opportunity for students to request and receive dedicated training on topics or techniques they identify in response to their experience in concurrent courses. In all tutorials, students will be encouraged to participate in class discussions, to assemble relevant background information and to use it to present structured arguments.

Associated Costs

None

Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

More Information about Week Numbers


Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

4,000 word Research Project Review. As well as forming the assessment for this course it will serve as a vital planning document for students' individual research projects.

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Feedback

None.

Course Learning Outcomes

None.

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