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By the end of this module students should have
- a clear description and understanding of the topic of their dissertation
- an deep awareness of relevant primary and secondary materials
- an awareness of appropriate methodology
- an established working relationship with their supervisor
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Seminar (or Webinar) | 12 |
Project Supervision | 3 |
Specified Learning Activities | 50 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 50 |
Total | 115 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Assignment(Including Essay): a 2,000-word literature survey which overviews, discusses and assesses the existing secondary sources on the topic | n/a | Graded | No | 40 |
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Participation in Learning Activities: Students are assessed on their contributions in seminars. | n/a | Graded | No | 20 |
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Assignment(Including Essay): A 1,000 word dissertation proposal which covers the key areas of a proposal, including aims & objectives; research questions; secondary source overview; Primary sources; methodology |
n/a | Graded | No | 20 |
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Assignment(Including Essay): An in-class powerpoint presentation outlining their key secondary and primary sources for their dissertation. | n/a | Graded | No | 20 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Spring | No |
• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
Feedback on the in-term written assignments is given in writing on the returned hard-copy. Feedback on the end-of-semester assignment is given by appointment in one-to-one meetings.