Mathematical Methods in Chemistry (MATH0042)

This is a course designed for second year students of chemistry, dealing with some of the mathematics useful for physical chemistry. Thus it covers series solution of ODEs, Legendre polynomials, group theory and some matrix theory. Applications of the methods to problems in Chemistry are discussed (e.g. the hydrogen atom).

This module will introduce you to a variety of approaches to research with and about children. You will be encouraged to take a critical and enquiring stance...

Researching Early Years Education (LCLL0039)

This module will introduce you to a variety of approaches to research with and about children. You will be encouraged to take a critical and enquiring stance towards research and research methods and evaluate the methodology in published research. This module will enable you to gain a sound understanding of the relationship between theory and research methodology and will equip you with the practical knowledge and skills that you will need ahead of embarking on the MA Dissertation module, where you will plan and conduct your own small-scale study.

You will have the opportunity to explore different approaches to research and research design, including quantitative and qualitative approaches. You will be encouraged to reflect on your own assumptions about what academic research is, and to consider the relationship between research aims, theoretical frameworks and ethics, and how these shape research design and methods of data collection and analysis.

Each week, we will look at practical examples of how different methodological approaches have been applied in research about and with children. Throughout, we will work collaboratively to help you develop the critical and reflective knowledge and skills you will need to plan your own manageable research study and to prepare for the next stages of your individual Dissertation.

A successful reader in our society needs to develop and sustain the resources to adopt four related roles: code breaker (‘How do I crack this?’),...