AND REFER TO THESE TEXTS, TITLE, AUTHOR, PAGES:
No specific texts are recommended.

YOU WILL NEED ACCESS TO THESE RESOURCES: An appropriate well equipped laboratory and/or field facilities. Library and information facilities. A module handbook, and supervisory support and guidance.
Blackboard VLE

WHICH WILL BE ASSESSED BY:
Assessment Code:

Additional Assessment Information:
Students will be required to complete 4 pieces of summative assessment.
Project proposal (1000 words) containing a summary of the background to the topic, a plan of work, risk assessment and ethics considerations (10%), addressing outcomes 1,2.

A log book showing weekly progress with the project (10%), addressing outcomes, addressing outcomes (1,6)

A viva-voce examination (10%), addressing outcome 5

A written report (10000 ? 15000 words) detailing the background, methodology, experimental programme, results and discussion and conclusions and recommendations for further work, addressing outcomes 1-4 and 6.

Students will be provided with formative assessment and feedback via regular meetings with their supervisor

THESE LEARNING STRATEGIES WILL OCCUPY YOUR TIME: A series of preparative workshops and supervisory meetings (12 hours) will form the framework for learning within this module. The remaining time (288 hours) will allow you to arrange regular meetings with your supervisor and pursue your own independent research and learning, culminating in the production of the project report.

You will devise, plan, execute and report on a substantial piece of independent work in forensic science. The topic will be selected from a list or you can offer your own topic which would need to be agreed with an academic supervisor. It will normally include experimental work or fieldwork, but could be a quantitative critical evaluation of secondary data which you have assembled from literature or other sources. In all cases the project should reflect the scientific base of the award. The topic will not normally overlap significantly with other independent work at level 3. The module will allow you to develop skills in defending your work through a viva-voce examination. You will need to select, deploy and adapt techniques, critically interpret and evaluate data, and present your findings both in writing and orally.

YOU MUST SATISFY THESE ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS:
Progress to level 3 of a forensic award

and have passed these pre-requisites: - Research Skills