This module facilitates acquisition by the students of knowledge of current research in the subject
matter of their year 4 research project, and to evaluate the outcome of the project in relation to other work in the field.
The emphasis of this module is to carry out a thorough searching and synthesis of the published literature available in the area of the research being conducted, and to be able to relate their own research to that of others carrying out work in similar fields.
Critically evaluate current research in the subject matter of the project. will be achieved by assessments: 1-2
Critically evaluate research methodologies in the subject matter of the project. will be achieved by assessments: 1-2
Understand the relationship of their project to the work of others in the field. will be achieved by assessments: 1-2
Communicate, in a good standard of English, the background and context of the project in the form of a literature synthesis section of the project report. will be achieved by assessments: 1
Further develop their reading skills through the extraction and collation of information presented in scientific papers. will be achieved by assessments: 1
The literature review mark will be split across two components, a draft literature review submitted in Semester 1 (10%) and a literature synthesis (90%) submitted in Semester 2.
Research participation of members of the Level 4 MGeoscience class in the Geography, Geology and the Environment Seminar Series will be assessed by production by individual students of a 3000-word review report on any one talk (of their choosing) from the Seminar Series of the entire academic year. This review will be due at the end of Semester 2.
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