Gwybodaeth Modiwlau

Module Identifier
BDM3320
Module Title
Nuffield Scholarship Project Extended Report
Academic Year
2025/2026
Co-ordinator
Semester
Distance Learning
Other Staff

Course Delivery

 

Assessment

Assessment Type Assessment length / details Proportion
Semester Assessment Presentation  A short presentation of your findings. As the students are required to present their findings in the Annual Nuffield Conference, this assessment will provide the students with an opportunity 10 Minutes  20%
Semester Assessment Extended Report  4000 Words  80%
Supplementary Assessment Presentation  A short presentation of your findings. As the students are required to present their findings in the Annual Nuffield Conference, this assessment will provide the students with an opportunity 10 Minutes  20%
Supplementary Assessment Extended Report  4000 Words  80%

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this module students should be able to:

Explain the current and future challenges facing the agri-food sector in the UK

Compile the main sections of an academic report

Produce presentations, posters, and technical articles to disseminate research findings to a predominantly academic audience

Create a range of outputs to disseminate research findings to a predominantly non-scientific audience (e.g., social media posts, press briefing, infographic, blog, policy briefing note)

Deliver a high-quality extended report in an appropriate scientific style

Brief description

This module provides guidance on writing an extended report in a range of formats, as well as disseminating findings to both academic and non-academic audiences. Provides an opportunity to receive credit for producing a high-quality final report

Content

The module will be broken down to following units:-
Your Extended Report
Structure and Format
The Sections of a Scientific Report
Disseminating Your Findings (Academic Audiences)
Disseminating Your Findings (Non Academic Audiences)
Report Planning

Module Skills

Skills Type Skills details
Critical and analytical thinking The report will require the student to analyse and discuss their data results, and put forward plausible and feasible recommendations based on their conclusions.
Professional communication Presentation assessment will provide opportunity to gain experience in public speaking and presenting, before th
Real world sense The conclusions of the report must be plausible and feasible so they can be applied in the real world to the agricultural systems of their home country

Notes

This module is at CQFW Level 7