CeAL Case Studies in Active Learning

1. Research for beginners: assessment design to foster research skills

Helping undergraduate students with ‘becoming researchers’:  crossing epistemological and ontological research thresholds with module Dissertation Methods and Approaches at Coventry University.

2. Contact details

Name and address:
Marina Orsini-Jones
Department of English and Languages
Faculty of Business, Environment and Society,
George Eliot Building
Coventry University
CV1 5FB
Tel: 024 76 888237
Email: m.orsini@coventry.ac.uk

3. Context

• Programme: (e.g. major / degree programme) BA Honours Degree in English (Single and Joint)
• Course/unit/module title: Module: 289ENL Dissertation Methods and Approaches
• Level: (e.g. first year): Second year

4. Brief Description

This case study illustrates how second year students on the BA Honours Degree in English at Coventry University are encouraged to engage with ‘research literacy’ and practise research planning for their dissertation with the support of the e-portfolio PebblePAD. It documents the students’ research journey on module Dissertation Methods and Approaches.

This case study is available in full as a PDF: Research for beginners: assessment design to foster research skills

For more information on the Centre for Active Learning contact:
Barbara Rainbow, CeAL Administrator, Tel: +44 (0)1242 714683, E-mail: brainbow@glos.ac.uk
Sonia Chilton, CeAL Administrative Assistant, Tel: +44 (0)1242 714615, E-mail: slchilton@glos.ac.uk