Last modified: 31 May 2022 13:05
The purpose of this course is to help students become a researcher, developing skills that are essential to successfully undertaking research, interacting with others in the research community and communicating research findings to different audiences. Course assessment is designed to allow students to develop their research interests and reflect on different approaches to ‘doing’ research.
| Study Type | Postgraduate | Level | 5 |
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| Term | Second Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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Tailored specifically to the needs of early career researchers and intended to align with the skills development requirements of individual students, course content will be drawn from the following topics:
* students will be expected to attend research seminars organised by the School of Geosciences, other academic units within the University and by external organisations such as the James Hutton Institute. Participation – in person or virtual - in external research events aligned with individual students’ research interests will be encouraged
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 60 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 31 | Feedback Weeks | 33 | |
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Written feedback will be provided and students will discuss this feedback in a one to one oral feedback session. |
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 40 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 31 | Feedback Weeks | 33 | |
| Feedback |
Written feedback will be provided and students will discuss this feedback in a one to one oral feedback session. |
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There are no assessments for this course.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 60 | |
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Coursework –essay based on one of the course seminar topics 2000 words Written feedback will be provided and students will discuss this feedback in a one to one oral feedback session. To take place during resit diet |
Word Count | 2000 | |
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 40 | |
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Peer review task: structured review of two contrasting academic papers (a different pair to those reviewed at first attempt) Written feedback will be provided and students will discuss this feedback in a one to one oral feedback session. To take place during resit diet |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Reflection | Understand | Develop core skills required to be a social science researcher. |
| Conceptual | Analyse | Through critical engagements with the work of others, develop effective oral and written communication skills |
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