Cop Lecture - Resolving your research Project

- you should be able to:

Demonstrate a critical knowledge of practice

Apply theory to practice

Analyse relevant material

Evaluate theory and evidence within the context of study

Reflect - critiquing and critically reflecting on your learning and using this to improve practice

- You should be reflecting and talking about your practical work, synthesise the two

- evidence of sustained engagement and deep learning


Surface Approach

- Concentration on learning outcomes
- Passive acceptance of ideas
- Routine memorisation of facts
- Sees small chunks
- Ignore guiding patterns and principles
- Lack of reflection, or ignorance of, underlying patterns and theories
- Little attempt to understand
- Minimal preparation and research

Challenge and critique some quotes, even authoritative writers, don't accept anything in life

Deep Approach

- Independent engagement with material 
- Critical and thoughtful about idea and information
- Relates ideas to own previous experience and knowledge
- Sees the big picture
- Relates evidence to conclusions
- Examines logic of arguments
- Interested in wider reading and thinking
- Ongoing preparation and reflection

- Evidence the thought processes and decisions

- Academic writing is formal and follows standard conventions
- Each academic discipline has its own specialist vocabulary which you will be expected to learn and use in your own writing
- The substance of academic writing must be based on solid evidence and logical analysis, and presented as a concise, accurate argument
- Academic writing can allow you to present your argument 

- Aim for precision, get straight to the point, make every word count

'may', 'potentially', 'might', 'could' - if there is uncertainty 

- Avoid using the same words

- Avoid abbreviations and contractions
- Avoid slang and phrases
- Avoid conversational terms
- Avoid vague terms

Some people don't like writing in first person - can make it conversational instead of evidenced literature

I have considered.... consideration has been given too
I have observed.... It has been observed


Introduction - Abstract, Statement of the problem, Methodological approach
Main Body - Review of the literature, logically developed argument, Chapters, results of investigation, case study
Conclusion - Discussion and conclusion, summary of conclusions
Bibliography and appendices 

1.5 line spacing
12 size font - Times New Roman
Quotes longer than two lines should be separated from text and indented
Number pages

10 weeks on Thursday!!!!!!!!!!!!

Write down the major aims of the project
Give a brief summary of the work so far
Comment on your time management
Do you know what the final project will look like?
What steps will you take to get there?
What areas of the project are you worried about?
What 'risk management' plans do you have?

Primary research
Psychoanalysis

Think about the evidence you have for each of the Learning Outcomes

Harvard referencing - loose marks for not referencing properly

Exhaustive advice for submission will be available on estudio and you should read through it

Guide to Harvard referencing on estudio

Example:
MILES, R. (2013) Why Referencing, Leeds: LCA Publishing

be consistant across bibliography and citations. E.g. if italisized in bibliography, if you mention name of book/essay in essay, you should make it italic

No page references, then you put (Miles 2016: n.p.)

You can approximate page number or paragraph (pp.3-7) and (para.2)

Ref Me, scan barcodes of book


Alphabeticised by surname and separated out into types of sources (Books, websites, journals, visits)

Include diagrams of models - Oedipus complex

fig.1 - who made the images time date etc. and then where you sourced it from