Practicals and Workshops Courses
Dissertation
400 hours
Statement of Attainment
9 lessons
The purpose of the dissertation is to show that you are able to write (AND PRESENT) in an academic way, carry out research into the relevant academic literature and write about the research in a logical and clear way.
To complete your dissertation, you have to show your marker that you can –
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Set a relevant title for your research.
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Decide on aims for your research.
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Carry out a background research relevant to your dissertation.
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Summarise and clearly explain the research.
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Discuss relevant points.
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Argue relevant points related to your dissertation title.
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Follow the correct format for the dissertation.
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Write within the appropriate word limits.
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Use academic language.
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Write references.
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Remember that this is an academic piece of writing. You may choose to study something practical eg. The Development of a Cottage Garden. That is a suitable title, but you must write academically about what is a cottage garden, the plants that are suitable, soil composition, garden designs and so on.
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Present your Dissertation to an audience
Learning methods available:
Correspondence
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Get published!!!
Gain valuable journalism experience by writing for a student publication.
This course takes you through the processes of writing for a specific online publication, submitting work for publication, and meeting the requirements of an editor and publisher.
Under the guidance of a mentor (a writing/editing tutor), you will learn to write according to specific criteria, deal with a publisher, and communicate effectively with others involved in the publishing process. You will also come away with at least one published work (maybe more), which will set you on the path to a career as a writer.
No matter what you want to write, you will find this a great learning experience.
Prerequisites
- Freelance Writing, Publishing I, and Editing I, or equivalent
- Medium level computer skills, or higher.
Learning methods available:
Correspondence
Online
E-Learning
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Learn Practical Skills by Home Study: Distance education IS Practical -more than most people think!
How do you learn the practical side of horticulture by distance education? This course is the ANSWER! It really does work, particularly if done online, or on CD, where you can make full use of interactive learning tasks and coloured photography on the computer. This course has been written to satisfy curriculum developed by the Royal Horticultural Society in the UK (Advanced Certificate and Diploma level)
Learning methods available:
Online
E-Learning
Read more & enrol: Practical Horticulture I
Workshop III
100 hours
Statement of Attainment
Develop your ability to plan, implement and assess management strategies, applicable to your industry sector.
This course provides the same outcomes as would normally be achieved by attending face to face or residential workshops. By utilising a PBL approach to learning which has been tried and proven over many years, we have been able to refine this module to create a very effective program that can relate to any discipline in a specific and very practical way. In short, it works and it can be undertaken from anywhere in the world, with the student working in one to one liaison with an academic member of our staff.
Learning methods available:
Correspondence
Read more & enrol: Workshop III