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Module content:

In this module students will undertake a year-long practical academic research project through which they will explore a topic of their choosing theoretically and empirically. Students will work with an existing IGP initiative (Prosperity Co-Lab, Transforming Tomorrow Initiative, FastForward 2030) or a business leader, organisation or project of their choice to co-design research questions, data collection methods, analysis and impactful outcomes. The dissertation module spans the entire year so students can build sustained collaborations, based on ethical and meaningful co-production that benefits all participants. Students will be encouraged to generate research that pushes the boundaries of our understanding of natural prosperity both intellectually and practically.

The dissertation is flexible to a variety of topics to allow students to tailor their research to their core interests. Students will draw on previous modules, especially Research Methods for Natural and Planetary Prosperity and will be guided through the process via a series of dissertation preparation workshops in conjunction with other departmental Masters Programmes.

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Illustrative Module Outline:

The dissertation will be supported by a series of cohort workshops and individual supervisions and by optional writing support labs.

In Term 1 one dissertation workshop will be delivered:
• Dissertation Workshop 1: Dissertation Process (policies, procedures and timelines)
Students will meet three times with personal tutors to discuss their interests, potential dissertation partners and topics. These meetings will also be used to identify potential supervisors.
Students will meet once with their dissertation supervisor to discuss their emerging collaborations with research stakeholders and refine dissertation topics.
There will also be a networking event to enable students to meet potential research partners and begin discussions about research co-production.

In Term 2 two dissertation workshops will be delivered:
• Dissertation Workshop 2: Research co-design and research ethics
• Dissertation Workshop 3: Roundtable to present and discuss refined dissertation ideas

Students will have 3 supervision meetings in term 2 to troubleshoot challenges around research co-production and discuss relevant academic and practitioner literatures.

In Term 3 students will have 3 supervision meetings with dissertation supervisors to discuss data collection, analysis and dissemination. There will be one final troubleshooting summer workshop.

We will also run a series of optional Writing Labs in Terms 2 and 3 to help students improve dissertation structure, argument, writing style and citations. These include the opportunity to access drop-in sessions and additional direct comments on draft written material.