FR30210

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module, student should be able to:
1) Pursue an independent research project in French and Francophone Studies;
2) Plan, organise and execute a sustained and in-depth piece of academic research under the supervision of a member of academic staff;
3) Research and develop an adequate bibliography on a chosen topic;
4) Complete a short research dissertation (strictly 5000 words, including footnotes, excluding bibliography).

Student Effort Hours:

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

This module is targeted at Final-Year students. Students must have passed FR20020 and FR20040 in order to undertake this module. Students should approach the module coordinator first in order to be allocated to a member of academic staff in French and Francophone Studies with whom they must agree topic and supervision before being registered to the module [this approach should ideally be made during the summer preceding final year or at the start of semester 1, even though this is a semester 2 module]. Students will not be registered to this module until they have evidence of both topic and supervisor as approved by the module coordinator. Registration may, therefore, take place at the start of semester 2.

Module Requisites and Incompatibles

Assessment Strategy

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Students receive regular formative feedback from their research supervevisor in the weeks leading up to the Project Outline and, once that is completed, to the Final Dissertation.