This week’s topics
Proposal Finalisation and Researcher Reflexivity
- Written proposal conventions
- Researcher positionality
- Critical audit of legal skills and knowledge
- Self-reflective development planning
- Research Proposal Examples & Samples (Masters & PhD) + Free Proposal Template
- The journey from reflection towards reflexivity
- Theories on Reflection: Gibbs Cycle of Reflection
- TU Delft – How to reflect 3 reflection models
What you will be able to do
- 5.1 Plan a legal research project and present this as a written proposal.
- 5.2 Critically evaluate own skills and knowledge, with reference to the intended outcome of the research project.
Activity
Start with this week’s 4 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: plan a legal research project and present this as a written proposal.
Study materials
Videos
- Research Proposal Examples & Samples (Masters & PhD) + Free Proposal Template · YouTube · Grad Coach · 30 min · for registered students
- The journey from reflection towards reflexivity · YouTube · Siobhan Maclean · 18 min · for registered students
- Theories on Reflection: Gibbs Cycle of Reflection · YouTube · Galton College · 18 min · for registered students
- TU Delft – How to reflect 3 reflection models · YouTube · TU Delft · 4 min · for registered students
Further resources
- A Critical Review of Research on Student Self-Assessment · Reading · Reading, article · for registered students
- Business Communication for Success, ch. 9.3–9.4: Business proposal and report · PDF · Saylor Academy, textbook chapter; pp. 340–353 · for registered students
- Educational Psychology (Seifert & Sutton), Appendix C: The reflective practitioner · PDF · Saylor Academy, textbook chapter; pp. 351–376 · for registered students
Materials marked “for registered students” open in the student portal, which is set up as soon as you receive final acceptance.
