This module is the last of the first year of the MSc.
It is intended to help us with our research techniques, both for the second year project, and for our work going forward. The module will hopefully help us to become quite rigorous in our approach to research and as my environment is Academic, it will definitely beneficial outside of the course.
Week 1 – Introduction to research, we have to start with an elevator pitch which will introduce the topic we are considering researching. This is not a one shot deal and we will still have time to adapt whatever topic we choose but it should help us begin to focus on an area of interest. My elevator pitch is below, thanks to Alan O’Flaherty for sharing pitcherific with the class, as it provided some very useful prompts to help me compose my pitch..