MSc Key Skills for Global Marine Resources Management Students

Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Work as a Team
• Understand the scientific method, formulate research questions, hypotheses, aims and objectives
• Use data processing software to analyse datasets
• Write a well-structured scientific report
• Write articles that communicate research effectively to non-specialist audiences
• Critically research, evaluate and synthesise the findings of peer-reviewed publications
• Structure an academic literature review
• Understand the basis for planning research field or laboratory work to meet research objectives

Workshops and fieldwork sessions covering the material in this course will take place through Semester 1 at the University of Southampton. These sessions will be supported with self-study materials and online resources, in some cases.

Sessions will cover the following areas:

• Communication and research skills; Ethics, Academic Integrity, Scientific Method;
• Critical appraisal of scientific literature, writing an academic literature review, and writing a project proposal;
• Information Technology and T and data analysis, including an introduction to MATLAB™, Surfer™, and Ocean Dataview™, which will all be used to support data presentation;

The module will include an essential component of boatwork, covering physical, chemical, biological oceanographic and marine geological techniques, and chartwork.

Communication and Research Skills: These group sessions will provide students with training and experience in critical thinking and critical appraisal, writing research papers, preparing academic literature reviews, and producing research proposals.

IT & Data Analysis: These data-led sessions will cover the fundamentals of data presentation, data visualization and general introductions to software platforms such as Ocean Dataview™, Matlab™ and Surfer™.

Boatwork: intensive MSc boatwork activities are intended to familiarise students with a range of techniques and equipment used in physical, chemical and biological oceanography and marine geology, while also exercising team working skills and exploring features of estuarine oceanography.

A wide range of support can be provided for those students who have further or specific learning and teaching needs.

Formative

This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.

Article

• Assessment Type: Formative
• Feedback: Anonymous peer review and feedback
• Final Assessment: No
• Group Work: No

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.