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ESC-40005 - Module Specification
School of Geography, Geology and the Environment
Faculty of Natural Sciences

For academic year: 2022/23 Last Updated: 19 January 2023

ESC-40005 - Research in Context
Coordinator: Stuart Egan Room: WSF29 Tel: +44 1782 7 33174
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 7
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office: 01782 733615

Programme/Approved Electives for 2022/23

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites



Barred Combinations

Not applicable.

Description for 2022/23

This module facilitates acquisition by MGeology 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.

Aims
To acquire knowledge of current research in the subject matter of the year 4 MGeology research project, and to evaluate the outcome of the project in relation to other work in the field.

Talis Aspire Reading List
Any reading lists will be provided by the start of the course.
http://lists.lib.keele.ac.uk/modules/esc-40005/lists

Intended Learning Outcomes

Conduct an extensive survey of the research literature in the subject matter of the project, using electronic and other resources.: 1
Critically evaluate research methodologies in the subject matter of the project.: 1,2
Understand the relationship of their project to the work of others in the field.: 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.: 1
Further develop their reading skills through the extraction and collation of information presented in scientific papers.: 1
Critically evaluate current research in the subject matter of the project.: 1

Study hours

24 hours tutorials/supervision meetings. 126 hours searching and synthesis of existing literature/publications and engaging with external talks/seminars.

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Literature Review weighted 80%
PROJECT LITERATURE REVIEW - 3000 WORDS
Literature synthesis report that represents an extended introduction to the MGeology project thesis

2: Individual Report weighted 20%
1500 word report based on external talks on research at the forefront of the discipline.
Research participation by members of the Level 7 MGeology class will be assessed by production of a 1500-word review report on any one external talk/seminar (of their choosing) on research at the forefront of the discipline. This review will be due at the end of Semester 2.

Please note that for the 2022/23 Academic Year programmes may be adapted to operate in accordance with a flexible, digital approach. This means that there may be some changes made to how modules are delivered and assessed. The latest information will be provided to you by your School in module handbooks. We endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes and details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/student-terms-and-conditions/

Last Updated: 19 January 2023