Dissertation (DL)

Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Identify and summarise relevant literature
• Write up the process of carrying out independent research and report your results with reference to existing literature
• Manage your time effectively whilst working on your independent research
• Use referencing skills and other aspects of academic writing
• Understand and apply theoretical frameworks to the chosen area of study
• Draw out the implications of your research for further research and policy/practice
• Collect, analyse and interpret data
• Apply the research training acquired in the taught element of the programme by designing an appropriate research strategy and research methodology to carry out your research
• Identify key research questions within the field of Gerontology upon which you will carry out independent research
• Carry out independent research
• Undertake the collection, analysis and interpretation of qualitative, quantitative or documentary data to investigate your chosen key research questions; or carry out a literature-based study on a selected research issue
• Carry out a literature review of the relevant field
• Use developed report writing skills

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.