Research Methods
Release Date: Each February, June and October
The Research Methods module is compulsory for anyone wishing to complete an MSc or MRes. It provides a framework for developing your research skills in the context of your own research question, and as such is generally, but not always, the last taught module taken. The BioInnovation Wales team will match you up to a tutor and to an academic supervisor whose research field is in your area of interest. Your tutor and academic supervisor will then guide you as you develop your ideas.
Alongside evolving your own research ideas, you will develop skills in:
- Research design
- Scientific literature reviews
- Looking at the wider context of your research
- Ethical considerations in research
- Statistics
- Evaluating and planning data collection
The module will culminate with you designing a research proposal, in collaboration with your employer and supervisor, which you can use as the basis of your dissertation.
Tutors
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| Dr Peter Wootton-Beard |
I am Markus Ritter, on the Research Masters (MRes) in Sustainable and Efficient Food Production course, working on a project to evaluate the adoption of biocontrol in large row crop agriculture in Brazil. I am taking the course while working for Andermatt Biocontrol a Swiss company dedicated to the development and commercialisation of biocontrol products. These modules have helped me to update myself and to get a more in-depth understanding of the sustainability concept. The MRes project, a qualitative research study, applying the "Grounded Theory" methodology, is brining interesting insights into the understanding of the farmer behaviour and the farmer 's consciousness of what sustainable farming is. When talking to other leaders in the bio industry, I notice a learning progress, I gained through studying IBERS distance learning modules and the research project. ,