Unit name | Dissertation (MSc Counselling) |
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Unit code | ACHSM0006 |
Credit points | 60 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52) |
Unit director | Dr. Sutton-Spence |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
Research Methods for Counselling and other Therapeutic Settings |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | School of Applied Community and Health Studies |
Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
This unit provides opportunity for students' own independent guided research, exploring a topic of specific interest to the student that is relevant to both theory and practice. Through their dissertation, students will demonstrate their capability to identify an innovative topic, establish a research question or aim, choose and implement the appropriate methodology, analyse data and provide a report which will be of value to the research community and practitioners.
Aims:
The unit aims to prepare and support students in the production of their small scale research projects and the writing up of these.
The practice of carrying out of the research study will lead to the development of an honours level dissertation and appropriate level of expertise in research, writing a literature review, conducting a small scale research project using a suitable method, analysing and interpreting data, and presenting and discussing findings.
By the end of this unit under general supervision students will demonstrate their ability to:
Workshops, seminars, presentations, and tutorials.
Students will prepare and submit a 10,000 word dissertation submitted at the end of Semester 3 of the programme. Criteria for the assessment of this will include: