Module overview
This module is one of the compulsory modules on your programme that provide you with a deeper engagement with the academic and professional skills to support the preparation of your Final Project work.
The module encourages you to engage directly with the range of physical and online library resources necessary to promote advanced level research skills. The module will provide opportunities to develop your academic literacy and proposal writing skills through planned workshops/lectures/seminars.
Additionally the teaching helps you develop the personal and professional organisational and self-management attributes that are associated with professional practice.
You will be able to participate in arranged English language sessions, as part of the University’s mission to enhance academic student support.
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- engage in advanced critical thinking to prepare for and plan a research project;
- conduct research and enquiry applying appropriate research methods to data collection and reporting.
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- contemporary issues relevant to the creative industries.
- good academic practice underpinning the research process from design to completion;
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- design and deliver work of a professional standard that considers relevant ethical obligations.
Syllabus
Academic and Information Literacy
- Engaging with discipline-specific literature
- Library catalogues and databases
- Internet gateways and portals
- Reading and writing critically
- Structuring an argument
- Editing your work
- Referencing and academic integrity
- Research ethics and using ERGO
Research Design
- Designing a research question
- Methodologies to test the question
- Synthesising your findings
- The structure of a research proposal
- Designing and implementing your proposal
- Timelines and task management
Professional skills
- Self evaluation
- Self-direction
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Teaching methods include
- lectures
- academic study skills sessions
- tutor-led seminars
- tutorials
- case study analysis
- visiting lecturers
Learning activities include
- independent learning, including reflection and evaluation of feedback
- group projects and formative collaborative tasks
- problem-solving activities
- optional study visits
- independent research
- using online reference material and tutorial notes
- peer-group learning
- class discussions
| Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Independent Study | 174 |
| Teaching | 26 |
| Total study time | 200 |
Resources & Reading list
Internet Resources
Textbooks
Easterby-Smith, M., Thorpe, R. and Jackson P. R. (2015). Management & Business Research. London: SAGE.
Bilton, C. and Cummings, S (2014). Handbook of Management and Creativity. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing.
Gray, C, & Malins, J. (2004). Visualizing Research: A Guide To The Research Process In Art And Design. Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing.
Cottrell, S. (2013). The Study Skills Handbook. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
Cottrell, S. (2015). Skills For Success: Personal Development And Employability. London: Macmillan Education : Palgrave.
Assessment
Formative
Formative assessment description
Research proposal Research outlineSummative
Summative assessment description
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Research proposal | 100% |
Referral
Referral assessment description
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Research proposal | 100% |
Repeat
Repeat assessment description
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Research proposal | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External