AHME011-Negotiated Learning

Module Provider: Leadership, Organisations and Behaviour
Number of credits: 40 [20 ECTS credits]
Level:7
Terms in which taught: Autumn / Spring / Summer module
Pre-requisites: AHME03 Research Methods
Non-modular pre-requisites: ICSC(L)
Co-requisites:
Modules excluded:
Current from: 2022/3

Module Convenor: Dr Graham O'Dwyer
Email: g.m.odwyer@reading.ac.uk

Type of module:

AHEP online module

Summary module description:

ONLY AVAILABLE ON THE AHEP PROGRAMMEÌý

This module is run by SPEIRÌý

To provide students with an opportunity to undertake a problem-based research project enabling them to analyse critically and in depth a specific topic, chosen by students, within the realm of their studies on Strategy and International Relations; to display the ability to carry out primary and secondary research.Ìý

Aims:

The aims of the dissertation or work-based project are to:Ìý

• develop students’ capacity for independent research, engagement with core literature, self-reflection and critical analysis;Ìý

• deepen their knowledge of a specialised topic within their programme of study;Ìý

• develop their ability to produce an extended piece of analysis.Ìý

Assessable learning outcomes:

The student will demonstrate their learning outcomes by:Ìý

• formulating a relevant, coherent and clearly defined research project;Ìý

• drawing on their knowledge of research methods appropriate to projects in Strategy and International Relations to analyse complex issues in a critical fashion;Ìý

• generating sources of information and ideas;Ìý

• collecting appropriate data;Ìý

• providinga systematic and carefully structured analysis of the information collected;Ìý

• drawing relevant conclusions from the analysis and relating these to the existing literature.Ìý

Additional outcomes:

Students will develop the ability to research on their own initiative and learn to organise their work on a longer-term project within a tight schedule. The research project will also offer the ability to demonstrate originality in the chosen research sphere.Ìý

Outline content:

A supervised, though largely independent problem-based research project of 10,000-12,000 words on a strategy and/or international relations-themed subject, preferably arising out of the student’s programme of study on the AHEPÌýMSc(Exec) programme or their professional role. In normal circumstances, the Extended Research project will be completed over a period of circa 18 months from first contact with an allocated supervisor to the delivery of the finished project.ÌýÌý

Brief description of teaching and learning methods:

This is an independent research project. Student support will vary based on the needs of the individual, but the following is indicative of what a student might expect:Ìý

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  Assess and give feedback on the student’s proposed research question.ÌýÌý

  
  


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  Review a plan/skeleton and then the larger of one 1,000-word or 10% section of the overall project length.?Ìý