ENVB40520 Practicum (Research) January (On-line)

Academic Year 2023/2024

This module is for students of the MSc in Environmental Sustainability (Negotiated Learning) programme. Those students intending to build towards a Masters Degree (90 credits) must take either the ENVB40470 Practicum (Desk Study) or ENVB40520 Practicum (Research; lab/field). The ENVB40520 Practicum Research module is not available to students registered to the Certificate, Diploma or Module to Masters programmes.
The objective is to give students rigorous training in the planning, execution and write-up in the format of a research paper. Students carry out an individual research project under the direction of an academic supervisor. Students may join the supervisor's research team and carry out the practical work in the laboratory or field site, or they may undertake a project in their own workplace or other location deemed suitable by the module coordinator. This is followed by a period for data analysis and write-up in the format of a research paper. Students will be required to carry out a literature review prior to commencing the project and submit a plan and timeline for the research, for approval. This will be carried out off-campus. The research (campus or off-campus) will then be carried out as planned. This will be followed by a period of data analysis and finally the write up.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of the research project students should be able to: design a research project, organise and manage the work programme, carry out a comprehensive review and synthesis of
scientific literature, confidently apply the required scientific methods to complete the data generation, undertake data analysis and write up in the format of a research paper.

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Practical

200
Specified Learning Activities

225
Autonomous Student Learning

200
Total

625
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Students will be learning through active and task-based learning activities. They will be guided in their project by their supervisor but are expected to conduct independent research and critical writing throughout the project. 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Learning Recommendations:

Students should have completed at least 50 credits in the Environmental Sustainability MSc programme before they enroll to the Practicum module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Incompatibles:
ENVB40330 - Practicum (Desk Study) O/L, ENVB40340 - Practicum (Research) O/L, ENVB40470 - Practicum (Desk Study) Jan O/L, ENVB40580 - Desk Study Proposal (O/L), ENVB40590 - Desk Study Thesis (O/L), ENVB40600 - Desk Study Proposal Jan (O/L), ENVB40610 - Desk Study Thesis Jan (O/L)


 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Project: Practical Work Unspecified n/a Graded No

30
Project: Written Report Unspecified n/a Graded No

70

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 
Remediation Type Remediation Timing
Repeat Within Two Trimesters
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?

Feedback on a student's progress will be given to the student by their assigned supervisor throughout the project. The student will also receive feedback from their supervisor on at least one draft thesis handed in at least 6 weeks before the final thesis deadline. All students will receive their final thesis feedback report within two weeks of their thesis submission.

Name Role
Dr Caitriona Dowd Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Serena Sgarzi Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
 

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