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HUM40020

Academic Year 2024/2025

Thesis Planning, Writing & Presenting (HUM40020)

Subject:
Humanities
College:
Arts & Humanities
School:
Languages, Cultures & Linguis
Level:
4 (Masters)
Credits:
5
Module Coordinator:
Mr Feargal Murphy
Trimester:
Spring
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

The objective of this module is to introduce international students to the planning, writing and presentation skillsets that will be required once they enter their chosen Master’s Programme. The module also serves as a project module for those students requiring projects under their respective partnership agreements. To develop the skills required in thesis planning and writing each student will undertake a desktop project in an area related to either their current major or eventual Masters’s programme area. Students will research this project area and write a 5,000-6,000 project report.
All students will make presentations at various stages of the module – when outlining their project proposal and work plans and also on completion of their project work.
Students will learn the objective of a thesis, the purpose and structure of the various components of a thesis, and gain experience in writing and evaluating these components. Having initially identified a project topic students will produce a work plan and a project outline. They will undertake associated project work and produce a final report which will include an abstract, introduction, literature review, main body chapters and conclusion. Finally they will make a series of presentations centred around learning exercises related to the module and their final written report.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

-Construct a thesis statement
-Complete a literature review
-Assess the merits of contrasting theories and explanations
-Abstract and synthesize information
-Construct and manage arguments
-Critically judge and evaluate evidence
-Identify problems and develop problem-solving strategies
-Collect, analyze and manipulate data of diverse kinds
-Write research reports using the appropriate register and style and with proper referencing
-Demonstrate an understanding of the nature of a theory and of what constitutes an explanation
-Interpret, evaluate and exploit information presented in the form of diagrams, tables and graphs and write competent reports on the information
-Present a focused, directed and clear discussion based on information collected from various sources and synthesized into a coherent and cohesive whole

Indicative Module Content:

Critical Thinking
Metacognition
Thesis prepartaion
Thesis writing
Presenting research

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

10
Seminar (or Webinar)

10
Specified Learning Activities

20
Autonomous Student Learning

60
Total

100

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
As a result of the disruption caused by Covid-19, lectures will be delivered on-line initially.
They will involve interaction, class writing and thinking tasks, and discussion.
Students will also be expected to present their research to the class.

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Portfolio: Evidence of improved skills over the semester, with a reflective essay detailing your experience on the module and your detailed plans for improvement in the future Week 14 Graded No

40

 No
Individual Project: Presentation about reseasrch Week 11 Graded No

20

 No
Assignment(Including Essay): Time mangement assignment, inlcuding detailed semester to-do plan, and week by week timetable Week 5 Graded No

30

 No
Participation in Learning Activities: Participation in in-class learning activities Week 3, Week 4, Week 5, Week 6, Week 7, Week 8, Week 9, Week 10, Week 11, Week 12 Graded No

10

 No

Carry forward of passed components
No
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Summer No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Self-assessment activities

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Feedback given after submission

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