SOC41050 Dissertation Soc Data Analytic

Academic Year 2021/2022

As part of the work leading to the master's qualification students complete a dissertation of approximately 15,000 words. The dissertation may involve field research or desk research, depending on the topic, the student's interests, and the guidance of the supervisor. Prior to commencing work on the dissertation students attend 11 workshops (Research Design module) in dissertation preparation, in which the emphasis is on developing and refining their ideas for the dissertation research. They are also given training in doing a literature review and in requirements regarding grammar, punctation and layout. Each student must submit a research proposal for ethical approval to the School Masters Ethics Committee. Each student is then assigned a supervisor who guides them in their work on the dissertation, which should be submitted not later than mid August in order to be conferred in Autumn.

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Learning Outcomes:

The students learn to undertake a piece of individual research, to follow UCD's research ethical standards, to relate their work to literature in the topic area, and to show competence in the analysis and discussion of data. They produce a dissertation of words. Very good students may be encouraged to develop their material for submission as a journal article.

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Seminar (or Webinar)

4
Specified Learning Activities

22
Autonomous Student Learning

574
Total

600
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
(1) inquiry-driven / task-based research;
(2) stimulation of curiosity and learning independence;
(3) development of topic-specific critical thinking; 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Project: This is a research project that should be developed individually by the student. Coursework (End of Trimester) n/a Graded No

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

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