ESC-40006 - Research Report
Coordinator: Stuart Egan Room: WSF29 Tel: +44 1782 7 33174
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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

There are no prerequisites for this module.

Barred Combinations

Not applicable.

Description for 2022/23

ESC-40006 (Year 4/Level 7 Core Module) is designed to facilitate communication of the methods, results and conclusions of the MGeoscience research project, also comprising ESC-40004 and ESC-40005.
The content of the module relies upon a combination of one-to-one meetings with the project advisor(s) and self-learning techniques. It is expected that supervision meetings take place once every two weeks. The project report, along with supporting materials (e.g. project notebook), and poster, are submitted by the end of semester 2.

Aims
To communicate the methods, results and conclusions of the research project.

Talis Aspire Reading List
Any reading lists will be provided by the start of the course.
http://lists.lib.keele.ac.uk/modules/esc-40006/lists

Intended Learning Outcomes

Write, in a good standard of English, a full report on the methods and techniques used in the execution of their project. will be achieved by assessments: 1
Present a full and detailed discussion and evaluation of the results. will be achieved by assessments: 1-2
Demonstrate that they are capable of carrying out a research project at the forefront of the discipline. will be achieved by assessments: 1-2
Show originality, by the application of knowledge to the project results to form new hypotheses, or by providing novel interpretation of data, or by the discovery of new facts/phenomena. will be achieved by assessments: 1-2
Gain additional experience in the use of communication and presentation skills. will be achieved by assessments: 2

Study hours

24 hours tutorials/supervision meetings; 126 hours preparation of thesis and poster

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Report weighted 85%
Research Project Report


2: Poster Presentation weighted 15%
Poster Presentation
Assessment will be carried out on the poster itself and on a short (10 minute) formal presentation of the poster's contents at a dedicated poster session.