Water, Waste and Environmental Engineering with Industrial Practice, MSc

University of Greenwich

For students to consolidate grammatical accuracy and knowledge of vocational and academic lexis in written and spoken English; to further develop critical awareness of features of written and spoken texts such as discourse, register and appropriateness of style; to broaden their range of writing skills to a higher level of fluency and refine usage and command of style and register; gain a better understanding of the need to use clear and consistent systems of referencing and an ability to put such systems into practice.

Independent project work is an essential part of Masters level study. The work undertaken within this Module will be an individual piece of work. The subject area of the project will be consistent with the philosophy and aims of the chosen individual Programme. In all cases the student will be expected to demonstrate significant elements of independent thinking consistent with the expected research content of a Masters level project. The student should also demonstrate the ability to report and present the terms and concepts underpinning the work and results.

This module aims to help students develop the ability to perform research by learning to be critical about other researchers? as well as one?s own work. From there, one will be able to identify a research ?gap? and determine the next steps to be taken, which then leads towards a more specific research plan. More than ever, it is essential to then be able to effectively communicate these research outcomes to the research community and the larger community to ensure the appropriate impact.