1. Research and Writing Skills for Dissertations and Projects: An Introduction
“Support students through the research process for dissertations and projects”

2. Research and Writing Skills for Dissertations and Projects: An Introduction
Researching and presenting a final-year dissertation or project is a daunting and challenging process for many students.
Research and Writing Skills for Dissertation and Projects: An Introduction helps demystify the research process and provide students with practical tools to successfully plan, manage, and deliver their projects effectively. Students will learn ways to generate ideas, ask questions, complete a literature review, select and design the research approach, develop a coherent structure for presenting their findings, and develop the argument convincingly.
The course will be relevant to students across all faculties, by providing examples and scenarios from a range of disciplines and can provide institutions with a consistent level of training to be given across campus.

3. Research and Writing Skills for Dissertations and Projects: An Introduction
Contributing Team
Course Lead Advisors:
Professor Gina Wisker
Professor of Higher Education and Contemporary Literature and Head of Centre for Learning and Teaching, University of Brighton
Dr. Nicholas Walliman
Senior Lecturer, School of Architecture and Research Associate, The Oxford Institute for Sustainable Development, Oxford Brookes University

4. Development Group Members
Research and Writing Skills for Dissertations and Projects: An Introduction
Development Group Members
Developed in collaboration with:
Beijing Normal University
Cranfield University
The University of Newcastle, Australia
University of Antwerp
University of Canberra
University College London

5. Research and Writing Skills for Dissertations and Projects: An Introduction
About the course
Published: May 2017
Structure:
7 hours of core activities
10 hours of additional activities
Who is it for?
Designed to support undergraduates and master students undertaking a dissertation or project.

6. Additional Activities
Research and Writing Skills for Dissertations and Projects: An Introduction
Course Overview
Modules
Core Activities
Additional Activities
Module 1: Preparing your research and managing your supervisor
50 minutes
1 hour
Module 2: Project-management techniques
Module 3: Managing your time
40 minutes
Module 4: The literature review
35 minutes
Module 5: The importance of ethics
45 minutes
Module 6: Research methodology and methods
30 minutes
Module 7: Data collection methods
Module 8: Data analysis
Module 9: Structuring the arguments and chapters
Module 10: Writing up and disseminating your research

7. Research and Writing Skills for Dissertations and Projects: An Introduction
Course Features
The online courses will:
Provide an essential introductory ‘how to’ guide, giving students the skills they need to successfully plan and deliver their projects.
Address the common challenges and questions, providing students with practical tools to manage their projects efficiently.
Enable institutions to offer a consistent level of training to be given across campus, complementing current provision, and enabling staff to focus on guidance specific to individual projects.
Be relevant to students across all faculties, by providing examples and scenarios from a range of disciplines.

8. Research and Writing Skills for Dissertations and Projects: An Introduction
What does it look like?

9. Research and Writing Skills for Dissertations and Projects: An Introduction
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