Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- develop and give a presentation on your research project
- Write a sustained piece of independent study under deadline conditions which is logically structured, coherently argued, supported by a detailed bibliography and, where applicable, illustrations
- demonstrate an appropriate use of web-based research and general competence in using electronic research methods and data
- demonstrate specific, as well as general, research skills, such as information retrieval and library searches (which may include external libraries and archives)
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- demonstrate originality of thought and approach which moves beyond a simple synthesis of secondary materials
- where applicable, make connections between different critical methodologies and use interdisciplinary modes of approaching the subject
- analyse/synthesise secondary, as well as primary sources
- evaluate and critically assess previous work on the chosen subject
- engage with critical debate through a sustained argument over an extended piece of work
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- relevant theoretical approaches applicable to your chosen area of study
- the topic you have selected in your chosen field of study
- How to challenge professional practice, and undertake improvement-orientated enquiry
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Type | Hours |
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Independent Study | 294 |
Teaching | 6 |
Total study time | 300 |
Resources & Reading list
Textbooks
Greetham, Bryan (2019). How to write your undergraduate dissertation. London: Red Globe Press.
Walliman, Nicholas (2014). Your undergraduate dissertation : the essential guide for success. Los Angeles ; London: Sage.
Assessment
Assessment strategy
Assessments designed to provide informal, on-module feedback - By the end of Semester 1 you will be expected to submit a 2000-word draft chapter and an annotated bibliography. - You are required to submit a draft of the entire dissertation or project report by the end of Week 5 of Semester 2, and the finished dissertation or project report by the end of Week 10. A presentation will be used as formative assessment.Formative
This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.
Presentation
- Assessment Type: Formative
- Feedback:
- Final Assessment: No
- Group Work: No
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Dissertation | 100% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Dissertation | 100% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Dissertation | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External