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 Academic Year:
| 2013/4 |
| Owning Department/School:
| Department of Social & Policy Sciences |
| Credits:
| 3 |
| Level:
| Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7) |
| Period: |
Semester 2 |
| Assessment:
| CW 100% |
| Supplementary Assessment: | Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations) |
| Requisites:
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| Description:
| Aims & Learning Objectives: Aims: By means of supervised preparations, this unit aims to prepare students for the production of a research proposal to a notional funding body; in order to acquire skills and understanding of how to translate research ideas into a logically coherent proposal meeting basic logistic and budgetary criteria for a fundable project. Learning Objectives: By the completion of their proposals students should have: Knowledge and understanding of * how to prepare the discursive elements of a proposal * the project management expectations of funding bodies * relevant budgetary information and costing practices involved * the order of priorities in formulating a case for funding. Intellectual skills * Be able to recognise and summarise the key elements of a project proposal: aims, objectives, literature context, and methods of investigation etc * Use an appropriate discursive style in which to write the application * Envisage and plan the conduct of a project * Anticipate and meet the expectations and potential criticisms of funding bodies and their referees in the formulation of the case for funding * Simplify and communicate the essentials of complex theoretical or evidential materials for consideration by an unknown assessor(s). Professional practice skills * Proficiency in condensing information in an effective manner within pre-specified categories * Knowing and applying logistic principles for project management, such as timetabling, Gant charts etc * Knowing and applying financial conventions for budgetary estimates, such as salary and travel costings. * Demonstrating the adequacy and suitability of chosen research methods over other possible approaches * Identifying feasible outcomes of research in terms of significance of findings for: different constituencies and suitable media for disseminating findings. Content: Constructing and arguing a case for funded research, principles of research management, constructing a research budget. |
| Programme availability: |
SP50127 is Compulsory on the following programmes:Department of Social & Policy Sciences
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