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MA50292: Dissertation

[Page last updated: 09 August 2024]

Academic Year: 2024/25
Owning Department/School: Department of Mathematical Sciences
Credits: 30 [equivalent to 60 CATS credits]
Notional Study Hours: 600
Level: Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7)
Period:
Dissertation Period
Assessment Summary: CWDI 90%, CWVV 10%
Assessment Detail:
  • Dissertation (CWDI 90%)
  • Oral presentation of dissertation (CWVV 10%)
Supplementary Assessment:
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Requisites: Before taking this module you must take MA50261
Learning Outcomes: A student will be able to:
  • identify the tasks to be completed in the research project proposal, plan a scheme of work, and complete the project to a professional standard;
  • obtain or access any health data that may be needed for the project and apply appropriate statistical methods to answer the research questions identified in the research project proposal;
  • demonstrate the successful completion of these tasks in a well-structured and coherently written dissertation, which will include a discussion of the research outcomes of the work, and future directions;
  • give a short oral presentation giving an overview of the work conducted as part of the dissertation, their main findings, and their conclusions.



Aims: To develop skills of individual research project effort in a health related statistics based undertaking, with original development content related to the Masters theme studied by the student.

Skills: Ability to review research literature (F, A).
Critical analysis of research work and ideas (F, A).
Ability to apply and evaluate statistical methods and/or analyses (F, A).
Communication skills (F, A).

Content: The student will follow an appropriate problem solving route, building on the detailed literature review and dissertation project proposal written in MA50261 Research Project Preparation. The student will analyse possible problem solutions based on an extensive review of related research work, and choose appropriate methods and approaches. This will lead to the implementation of the chosen solutions, their testing and evaluation. In most cases the project will involve statistical analysis of data to investigate a substantive health related research question. However, projects will vary in style, and some may be more theoretical. A comprehensive dissertation will be submitted at the completion of the project and the student will give a short oral presentation summarising their work.

Course availability:

MA50292 is Compulsory on the following courses:

Department of Mathematical Sciences

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