SD5899 Individual Research Project

Academic year

2024 to 2025 Full Year

Further information on which modules are specific to your programme.

Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

60

The Scottish Credit Accumulation and Transfer (SCOTCAT) system allows credits gained in Scotland to be transferred between institutions. The number of credits associated with a module gives an indication of the amount of learning effort required by the learner. European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) credits are half the value of SCOTCAT credits.

SCQF level

SCQF level 11

The Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) provides an indication of the complexity of award qualifications and associated learning and operates on an ascending numeric scale from Levels 1-12 with SCQF Level 10 equating to a Scottish undergraduate Honours degree.

Availability restrictions

Available only to students enrolled on the MSc Data Literacy in Social and Environmental Justice

Planned timetable

Not Applicable

This information is given as indicative. Timetable may change at short notice depending on room availability.

Module coordinator

Dr E O Olamijuwon

This information is given as indicative. Staff involved in a module may change at short notice depending on availability and circumstances.

Module Staff

Dr L Cole; Dr T Mendo; Dr E Olamijuwon

This information is given as indicative. Staff involved in a module may change at short notice depending on availability and circumstances.

Module description

The dissertation project presents an opportunity for students to explore critically a specialist topic in social and/or environmental justice and present their findings in both academic and applied formats, suited to the joint nature of this postgraduate programme. The module will be assessed via three components: an academic literature review, an applied component (e.g., a policy brief), and a reflection on the process of translating academic research into practice. The three assessments allow students to apply the conceptual understanding that they will develop through the course of the programme to a real-world context. They also provide students with experience in locating, synthesising and evaluating academic knowledge, and translating it into an accessible format in an applied context. Students can co-develop their project with an organisation (NGO, government, policy agency, etc.) for which the project could be beneficial.

Assessment pattern

100% Coursework

Re-assessment

N/A

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

Students will work closely with their appointed supervisor, as well as opportunities to participate in 5, 1-hr practical sessions

Scheduled learning hours

13

The number of compulsory student:staff contact hours over the period of the module.

Guided independent study hours

600

The number of hours that students are expected to invest in independent study over the period of the module.

Intended learning outcomes

  • Present social and/or environmental evidence clearly using academic and applied formats;
  • Conduct and structure a competent and evaluative review of academic and wider literature;
  • Draw practice-relevant inferences from this evidence and communicate these in a concise format for a non-academic audience;
  • Demonstrate the capability to work independently;
  • Articulate the judgements involved in distilling academic evidence into succinct policy-relevant prose.