AHMES10-Negotiated Learning $£ SPEIR

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:
Non-modular pre-requisites:
Co-requisites:
Modules excluded:
Current from: 2023/4

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

Type of 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.

Assessable learning outcomes:

Assessable learning outcomes

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• 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

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

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

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 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.Ìý Depending on the project progress and subject to supervisor’s consent, the students may submit their dissertation or work-based project earlier than 18 months.

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 in the supervision process:Ìý

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

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

• Engage in regular d iscussions at 3-4 monthly intervals across the piece.

• Respond to email queries within reason; with a guideline response within 72 hours during a Monday-Friday working week.

• Assessing the work as first marker.ÌýÌý

Students will also have access to moderated chat rooms for peer -to-peer interaction and or posing and receiving general feedback from peers and moderators.Ìý

Contact hours:

Ìý	Autumn	Spring	Summer
Project Supervision	4
Guided independent study:	Ìý	Ìý	Ìý
Ìý Ìý Carry-out research project	96
Ìý Ìý Dissertation writing	300
Ìý	Ìý	Ìý	Ìý
Total hours by term	400	0	0
Ìý	Ìý	Ìý	Ìý
Total hours for module	400

Summative Assessment Methods:

Method	Percentage
Dissertation	100

Summative assessment- Examinations:

Students are required to submit a 10,000-12,000-word work-based research project or dissertation by an agreed deadline.Ìý

Summative assessment- Coursework and in-class tests:

Formative assessment methods:

Penalties for late submission:

The below information applies to students on taught programmes except those on Postgraduate Flexible programmes. Penalties for late submission, and the associated procedures, which apply to Postgraduate Flexible programmes are specified in the policy 'Penalties for late submission for Postgraduate Flexible programmes', which can be found here: /cqsd/-/media/project/functions/cqsd/documents/cqsd-old-site-documents/penaltiesforlatesubmissionpgflexible.pdf
The Support Centres will apply the following penalties for work submitted late:

• where the piece of work is submitted after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline): 10% of the total marks available for that piece of work will be deducted from the mark for each working day (or part thereof) following the deadline up to a total of five working days;
• where the piece of work is submitted more than five working days after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline): a mark of zero will be recorded.

The University policy statement on penalties for late submission can be found at: /cqsd/-/media/project/functions/cqsd/documents/cqsd-old-site-documents/penaltiesforlatesubmission.pdf
You are strongly advised to ensure that coursework is submitted by the relevant deadline. You should note that it is advisable to submit work in an unfinished state rather than to fail to submit any work.

Assessment requirements for a pass:

Module pass mark of 50%.

Reassessment arrangements:

Resubmission of the failed elements of the module.

Additional Costs (specified where applicable):

Last updated: 5 September 2023