Rachel Bow- Final Reflective Blog Post!

This module has definitely been very useful in progressing with my dissertation as I started with a completely different topic idea in mind as to what I am now doing!

The biggest obstacle in putting my research project together has definitely been understanding research methodology itself and then finding a methodology that would be best suited to my topic. To overcome these obstacles the meetings with my dissertation supervisor and emailing Ian with any extra questions have been useful. Additionally, messaging other students on the course through group chats, etc has been very helpful. To summarise, I think not being afraid to ask for help when it’s needed is very important to make sure you are on the right track!

In terms of approaching my dissertation, I now understand how important it is to plan every step in advance, making sure you have enough primary and secondary sources as to not get overwhelmed, as this is a massive piece of work.

For me, the most useful part of the 9X6 module was the week on research methodology including the pre-recorded lecture and the seminar, and the meetings with my supervisor. Research methodology is not something I have done previously in university and with it being such an important part of a dissertation that week and those meetings were crucial!

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