The aim of this module is to allow students to demonstrate their knowledge of Data Science skills acquired in previous modules of their MSc Data Science course. Students will be given the opportunity to identify, design and conduct research on a topic relevant to their academic development and skills.

Students can select one of the following two options for conducting the research for their dissertation:

• A desk-based research project on a topic agreed with their supervisor that involves secondary data analysis or the collection and analysis of primary data.
• A project based on research conducted in collaboration with a Loughborough University partner organisation, which may involve the collection and analysis of primary data from this organisation, laboratory experiments and/or fieldwork.
  

Students will achieve a high level of understanding in the subject area and produce a written thesis which will discuss their research in depth and with academic rigour. The outcome of the research will be a written dissertation