EDUC42920 Children & Youth Dissertation

Academic Year 2023/2024

This module requires students to bring together their thinking and learning deriving from their studies of children and youth and to frame this in terms of a fully developed research proposal. Students will be assigned a supervisor to overview and support them in the proposal/research development.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of this module students will have:


1. Identified a research question in relation to children and youth and provide a clear rationale for the research question(s).

2. Demonstrated critical understanding of the field and capacity to synthesise theory and research through a review of relevant literature in the area.

3. Demonstrated critical understanding of the range of research methodologies appropriate to their research question, including data sources, sampling, and proposed methods of analysis.

4. Conducted, analysed and presented in a dissertation a small-scale study with critical reflection on strength and limitations of the methodology

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Project Supervision

4
Specified Learning Activities

296
Total

300
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Students work independently with support from a supervisor 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Additional Information:
Students need to have completed both Research Methods 1 and Research Methods 2


 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Project: 15-18000 word dissertation Coursework (End of Trimester) n/a Graded Yes

100

Carry forward of passed components
No
 
Resit In Terminal Exam
Autumn No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Students are provided with ongoing feedback from supervisor on their developing research plans. Supervisors give feedback on two drafts of each of the main dissertation chapters. Final summaries feedback is given after the submitted thesis has been graded.

Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
 

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