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Module details
CO885 Project Research (15 credits)
Introduction
The crowning piece of most Masters degrees is the Project and Dissertation in which you apply a wide range of skills learned in the taught modules to an interesting research problem or practical application of your choice. The Project Research module provides useful transferable skills for doing the project, and supports you in some preparatory tasks such as literature study and project planning.
Students choose their project near the beginning of term 2. Projects are normally selected from a list of suggestions proposed by the department, a number of which may involve industrial collaboration. Alternatively, students may propose a project of their own if a suitable member of academic staff is available to act as the supervisor. In all cases the particular project must be appropriate for, and relevant to, the student's programme of study.
Syllabus
Training in research methods is provided through a series of workshops, covering the following topics:
- Introduction to research
- Project selection
- Topic analysis
- Information gathering
- Simulation, experimentation and data analysis
- Writing about research
- Presenting research
- Intellectual property
- The publication process
- The review process
The module culminates in a mini-conference where students present their research.
Note
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