Postgraduate Course: Research Dissertation (International Child Protection Research) (REDU11069)
Course Outline
| School | Moray House School of Education |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Dissertation |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 60 |
| Home subject area | Research (EDU) |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The dissertation is a major piece of work that requires significant time and commitment from the student. Through the dissertation the student has the opportunity to identify a research or professional practice issue and undertake either an independent research study or develop a research proposal to address it. This process will involve designing and either conducting or proposing to conduct a substantive piece of research in the child protection field (i.e.journal article style or proposal dissertation). Studies and proposals may be field, laboratory or desk based. Students will be supported by a designated supervisor through individual and/or group tutorials. Additional research training will be provided through completion of the core courses from the MSc in International Child Protection Research. The dissertation will be formally presented to the Child Protection Research Centre, child protection practitioners and a cohort of MSc students, demonstrating the student¿s skills in verbally communicating research in a clear and concise manner to a group of peers, practitioners and academics. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | No |
Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. On completion of this course students will be able to:
Undertake or propose a significant piece of work demonstrating substantial autonomy, initiative and decision making
2. Identify and define a topic of enquiry suitable for a dissertation and justify its theoretical significance, professional relevance and practical feasibility
Search for, access, critically analyse, evaluate and synthesise relevant literature, research reports and other scholarly evidence related to the identified topic of enquiry
3. Critically reflect on the ethical considerations, seek ethical approval for the dissertation and identify and manage risks appropriately
4. Identify appropriate methodology and use it effectively to collect data in an ethical and responsible manner
Verbally communicate research findings and recommendations in a clear and concise manner to a group of peers, practitioners and academics
5. Systematically analyse or propose to analyse data collected using appropriate techniques, and
Communicate the research plans and findings observing appropriate academic guidelines.
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Assessment Information
Task 1 (10%) Reflection on the research project/proposal experience (1500 words)
Task 2 (70%) Journal article style submission of research project including abstract, lay summary and extended literature in the style of an appropriate journal OR research proposal detailing all aspects of research design including comprehensive literature review in the style of an ESRC PhD research proposal (8,000-10,0000 words)
Task 3 (20%) Presentation of research findings or proposal
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Additional Information
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| Keywords | child protection |
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