Module 06991 (2010)
Syllabus page 2010/2011
06-06991
Research Skills
Level 4/M A
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The Module Description is a strict subset of this Syllabus Page. (The University module description has not yet been checked against the School's.)
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Outline
The material covered falls into two areas. Information skills: retrieving and recording bibliographic information from manual and computerised sources. Transferable skills: intellectual property rights; time management; report writing; oral presentation.
Aims
The aims of this module are to:
- provide the student with the basis of transferable knowledge and skills necessary for a successful research-oriented career in industry or academia, with a particular orientation to computing-based disciplines
Learning Outcomes
| On successful completion of this module, the student should be able to: | Assessed by: | |
| 1 | understand modes of communication in the computing sciences | Continuous assessment |
| 2 | appreciate the structure of the literature of the computing sciences in general and a chosen research field in particular | Continuous assessment |
| 3 | methodically search the literature to investigate a research topic | Continuous assessment |
| 4 | make effective presentations both orally and in writing | Continuous assessment |
Restrictions, Prerequisites and Corequisites
Restrictions:
None
Prerequisites:
None
Co-requisites:
None
Teaching
Teaching Methods:
2 hrs/week seminars, tutorials
Contact Hours:
Assessment
- Sessional: Continuous assessment (100%).
- Supplementary (where allowed): Repeat only.
- The normal continuous assessment is based on up to three practical tasks, including at least one oral presentation and one written report.
Recommended Books
| Title | Author(s) | Publisher, Date |
| Essential Communication Strategies: For Scientists, Engineers and Technology Professionals | Herbert Hirsch | Wiley, 2003 |
| LaTeX: A Document Preparation System | Leslie Lamport | Addison-Wesley, 1994 |
| The Chicago manual of style (14th ed) | University of Chicago Press, 1993 | |
| MLA style manual and guide to scholarly publishing (2nd ed) | Joseph Gibaldi | Modern Language Association of America, 1998 |
Detailed Syllabus
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Key skills
- document preparation in Latex;
- recording bibliographic information.
- Scholarly communication
- scholarly communication in science;
- time delays in publications.
- Information skills
- retrieving bibliographic information from manual sources;
- retrieving bibliographic information from computerised sources.
- Transferable skills
- intellectual property rights;
- time management;
- report writing;
- oral presentation.
Last updated: 4 August 2009
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