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FBMRSP: Research Skills and Project
Module code: FBMRSP
Module provider: Food and Nutritional Sciences; School of Chemistry, Food and Pharmacy
Credits: 60
Level: Postgraduate Masters
When you'll be taught: Full year
Module convenor: Dr Stephanie Bull, email: stephanie.bull@reading.ac.uk
Pre-requisite module(s):
Co-requisite module(s):
Pre-requisite or Co-requisite module(s):
Module(s) excluded:
Placement information: NA
Academic year: 2024/5
Available to visiting students: No
Talis reading list: Yes
Last updated: 19 September 2024
Overview
Module aims and purpose
The module provides you with the opportunity, skills and tools to undertake a detailed research project on an individual topic, which is usually linked to the current research activities in the department. Throughout the project you will work as an independent research scientist, helping to design the project, undertake the research and write up the analysis in the format of a research paper. In addition, the module provides the opportunity to enhance your self-awareness and personal effectiveness along with developing strategies to facilitate the decision-making processes that will enhance your career development.
The module aims to:
- Provide you with a detailed understanding of how food and nutrition research is carried out through the design and execution of an individual project.
- Provide you with an opportunity to reflect upon your personal and professional development throughout the course.
Module learning outcomes
By the end of the module, it is expected that students will be able to:
- Formulate and evaluate research questions in collaboration with academics
- Critically evaluate the scientific literature around a research topic
- Develop and apply appropriate independent research skills
- Produce a manuscript to Communicate the results from a research project
- Develop a reflective portfolio to summarise your personal development journey throughout the course
Module content
The following topics will be covered within the module; research design, research methods, analysing research data, project management, literature searching, reflect upon your personal and professional development, and enhancing your employability.
Each research project is unique depending upon the topic being investigated, as such the experimental techniques learnt will vary depending upon the project.聽
Structure
Teaching and learning methods
The module will consist of face-to-face workshops and lectures, supplemented with online resources. The project will consist of independent research supported by your supervisor.
Study hours
At least 55 hours of scheduled teaching and learning activities will be delivered in person, with the remaining hours for scheduled and self-scheduled teaching and learning activities delivered either in person or online. You will receive further details about how these hours will be delivered before the start of the module.
聽Scheduled teaching and learning activities | 聽Semester 1 | 聽Semester 2 | 听厂耻尘尘别谤 |
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Lectures | 4 | 15 | |
Seminars | 3 | ||
Tutorials | |||
Project Supervision | 5 | 25 | |
Demonstrations | |||
Practical classes and workshops | 3 | ||
Supervised time in studio / workshop | |||
Scheduled revision sessions | |||
Feedback meetings with staff | |||
Fieldwork | |||
External visits | |||
Work-based learning | |||
聽Self-scheduled teaching and learning activities | 聽Semester 1 | 聽Semester 2 | 听厂耻尘尘别谤 |
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Directed viewing of video materials/screencasts | |||
Participation in discussion boards/other discussions | |||
Feedback meetings with staff | |||
Other | |||
Other (details) | |||
聽Placement and study abroad | 聽Semester 1 | 聽Semester 2 | 听厂耻尘尘别谤 |
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Placement | |||
Study abroad | |||
聽Independent study hours | 聽Semester 1 | 聽Semester 2 | 听厂耻尘尘别谤 |
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Independent study hours | 15 | 30 | 500 |
Please note the independent study hours above are notional numbers of hours; each student will approach studying in different ways. We would advise you to reflect on your learning and the number of hours you are allocating to these tasks.
Semester 1 The hours in this column may include hours during the Christmas holiday period.
Semester 2 The hours in this column may include hours during the Easter holiday period.
Summer The hours in this column will take place during the summer holidays and may be at the start and/or end of the module.
Assessment
Requirements for a pass
Students need to achieve an overall module mark of 50% to pass this module.
Students taking the MSc in Nutrition and Food Science need to achieve all of the following to pass this module:
- a mark of 50% in each assessment
Summative assessment
Type of assessment | Detail of assessment | % contribution towards module mark | Size of assessment | Submission date | Additional information |
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Written coursework assignment | Research communication and innovation report | 15 | 2,000 words | Semester 1, Teaching Week 10 | |
Portfolio or Journal | Personal development portfolio | 15 | 2,500 words | Dissertation Week 4 | |
Capstone project | Dissertation | 70 | 7,500 words max | Dissertation Week 12 |
Penalties for late submission of summative assessment
The Support Centres will apply the following penalties for work submitted late:
Assessments with numerical marks
- 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 three working days;
- the mark awarded due to the imposition of the penalty shall not fall below the threshold pass mark, namely 40% in the case of modules at Levels 4-6 (i.e. undergraduate modules for Parts 1-3) and 50% in the case of Level 7 modules offered as part of an Integrated Masters or taught postgraduate degree programme;
- where the piece of work is awarded a mark below the threshold pass mark prior to any penalty being imposed, and is submitted up to three working days after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline), no penalty shall be imposed;
- where the piece of work is submitted more than three working days after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline): a mark of zero will be recorded.
Assessments marked Pass/Fail
- where the piece of work is submitted within three working days of the deadline (or any formally agreed extension of the deadline): no penalty will be applied;
- where the piece of work is submitted more than three working days after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension of the deadline): a grade of Fail will be awarded.
The University policy statement on penalties for late submission can be found at: /cqsd/-/media/project/functions/cqsd/documents/qap/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.
Formative assessment
Formative assessment is any task or activity which creates feedback (or feedforward) for you about your learning, but which does not contribute towards your overall module mark.
Project plan (Dissertation week 1)
Mid-project supervisor assessment (Dissertation week 7)
Reassessment
Type of reassessment | Detail of reassessment | % contribution towards module mark | Size of reassessment | Submission date | Additional information |
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Capstone project | Dissertation | 100 | 7,500 words | Students will have up to a year to resubmit their dissertation |
Additional costs
Item | Additional information | Cost |
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Computers and devices with a particular specification | ||
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Specialist equipment or materials | ||
Specialist clothing, footwear, or headgear | ||
Printing and binding | ||
Travel, accommodation, and subsistence |
THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MODULE DESCRIPTION DOES NOT FORM ANY PART OF A STUDENT'S CONTRACT.