Applied Project

Description

Produce and present an academic research proposal leading to the completion of an Applied Project and correspondent report. The project will consist of a theoretical component where the student, in conjunction with the academic supervisor, will generate a project proposal and support it with the appropriate secondary research. A practical and applied component of this module will be the production of primary research data that will have direct relevance to the broad area of food sector and food, gastronomic, nutritional and sensory research.

Learning Outcomes

  1. Recognise the requirements for academic writing at level 8

  2. Select and summarise the appropriate literature to support the project

  3. Produce and present an academic research proposal

  4. Conduct primary research collecting data qualitatively and/or quantitatively, in an applied area of culinary, food, gastronomy, sensory or any other relevant field

  5. Use appropriate software for the preparation, and presentation of such research

  6. Produce an applied project report following guidelines of sector specific publications

Credits
15
% Coursework 100%