Module Title:Interdisciplinary Project
Language of Instruction:English
Credits: 10
NFQ Level:8
Module Delivered In No Programmes
Teaching & Learning Strategies: The Project provides the student with the opportunity to engage in critical and independent learning. The student is guided by the supervisor, but essentially is provided the opportunity to engage in self-motivated, independent research.
Module Aim: To consolidate and integrate the students’ knowledge, skills and competences across the range of subject areas. To provide students with the opportunity to complete a research-based project of 15,000 words in length at a maximum. To reflect specific areas of interest to the student with a practical element to reinforce educational/industrial linkages.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module the learner should be able to:
LO1 Plan, design and implement a project from the initial problem definition in a research proposal, to the presentation of results in a completed project.
LO2 Discuss the research context including the cultural, political, legal, economic and practical issues.
LO3 Review the literature in various business fields and be able to identify and extract information as appropriate.
LO4 Demonstrate the ability to apply the tools of quantitative and/or qualitative research and analysis.
LO5 Objectively and critically evaluate research findings.
Pre-requisite learning
Module Recommendations

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Requirements
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Module Content & Assessment

Indicative Content
Module Content & Assessment
Interdisciplinary Project carried out on behalf of a company to identify solutions to a particular issue, problem or problems or focusing on a particular theoretical issue. Each student will be assigned a Project Supervisor for the module. Each project topic will be agreed upon after consultation between the student, the supervisor and a client company. The student and supervisor will meet up at regular intervals during the academic year to discuss progress, deal with any issues or problems which may arise, and ensure that the work is progressing satisfactorily. A record will be kept of all meetings between the student and the supervisor. Each student will be provided with Interdisciplinary Project Guidelines at the commencement of the module which gives the specific details on the requirements for the Project. Each completed Project will be read and marked separately by two supervisors, to ensure that a consistent standard is maintained across each Project.
Assessment Breakdown%
Project100.00%
No Continuous Assessment
Project
Assessment Type Assessment Description Outcome addressed % of total Assessment Date
Project Interdisciplinary Project carried out on behalf of a company to identify solutions to a particular issue, problem or problems or focusing on a particular theoretical issue. 1,2,3,4,5 100.00 Sem 1 End
No Practical
No End of Module Formal Examination

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Module Workload

Workload: Full Time
Workload Type Frequency Average Weekly Learner Workload
Tutorial Every Week 0.25
Independent Learning 30 Weeks per Stage 6.67
Total Hours 200.25