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ESC-40101 - Module Specification
School of Geography, Geology and the Environment
Faculty of Natural Sciences

For academic year: 2023/24 Last Updated: 13 February 2024

ESC-40101 - Collaborative Project
Coordinator: Deirdre Mckay Room: WSF21 Tel: +44 1782 7 33601
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Level: Level 7
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office: 01782 733615

Programme/Approved Electives for 2023/24

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

GEG-40030 Advanced Traineeships in Human Geography, Sustainability and Geoscience

Description for 2023/24

This module provides a bridge between businesses, social enterprises and public sector organisations and students to work on real-world, relevant issues. Students gain essential employability skills and experience as they are supported to lead collaborative discussions to co-define and co-design a project scope and to review the project progress and outcomes. Students on this module will develop highly desirable skills in project planning and management, communicating in a professional setting, and problem solving.

Aims
The module aims to support students in defining, conducting and delivering a real-world, commercially relevant research project in collaboration with an external partner and Keele mentor that will meet the partner's needs.

Intended Learning Outcomes

evaluate a commercially relevant issue or research need and design and communicate a verbal and written plan to assess and address it: 1
analyse data and information collected, including literature review and data generated by and with the partner, in order to formulate appropriate recommendations for the partner: 1
organise and lead inclusive collaborative problem-solving discussions with partners to co-create approaches and solutions, critically assessing the effectiveness of research input: 1
evaluate recommendations developed, delivering a professional Executive Summary for a consultancy-type report for an external partner: 1

Study hours

10 hours module orientation and advisory meetings with supervisor and collaborative partner representative
10 hours meetings with partner staff
130 hours independent study, comprised of:
30 hours literature review
30 hours review of partner data and documents
30 hours data analysis
40 hours report-writing, including preparation of tables and figures

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Coursework weighted 100%
A portfolio comprised of a skills inventory outlining development and a reflective statement of the experience
Students will complete a submission comprised of 1) an Executive Summary of their consultancy activities (2000 words), 2) a skills inventory (1000 words) detailing skills before and after delivering the project alongside 3) a reflective statement (1500 words) on the challenges encountered in undertaking the collaborative activities and how they were addressed.

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: 13 February 2024