The documents mentioned above will demonstrate that the student has acquired the learning outcomes.

This module will be required when a student wishes to apply for APL or APEL with respect to experience directly relevant to their research project, but which does not correspond to any module offered at Staffordshire University.

This module is a 'shell' into which that experience can be 'put', and receive credit towards the PgC Research Methods award.

Registered on PgC Research

Meeting rooms, IT and library facilities.

Becker, Howard S. Tricks of the Trade: How to Think About Your Research While You're Doing It .
University of Chicago, 1998.
Blaxter, et al. How to Research. Open University, 2001.
Booth, et al. The Craft of Research. University of Chicago, 2003.
Coombes, Hilary. Research Using IT. Palgrave Macmillan, 2001.
Wisker, Gina. The Postgraduate Research Handbook. Palgrave Macmillan, 2001.

This module will require a process of negotiation with the supervisor(s), concerning both the student's needs and what might be able to suit those needs. The culmination of this process is two documents: the learning contract, which is part of the Research Skills module; and an APL application form.