Unit name | Black Humanities: Research Skills |
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Unit code | MODLM0037 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
Unit director | Dr. Stone |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | School of Modern Languages |
Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
This unit aims to introduce students to the skills and techniques needed to carry out interdisciplinary research and apply their findings in their dissertation. Students will learn how to identify a suitable topic for academic research in Black Humanities, formulate a clear research questions and develop research aims and objectives; where to locate relevant materials and secondary readings, how to organise their research materials, and how to structure and write an academic dissertation. It will introduce students to different research methods and issues. It will equip students with the necessary skills to embark on doctoral research, if they so desire.
Unit Aims
The aims of this unit are to:
On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to demonstrate:
Teaching will be delivered online through a combination of synchronous sessions and asynchronous activities, including seminars, lectures, and collaborative as well as self-directed learning opportunities supported by tutor consultation.
Dissertation proposal (pass/fail) - 50%
Oral presentation (pass/fail) - 50%
J. Swales and C. Feak, Academic Writing for Graduate Students (Michigan University
Press, 2004)
Wayne C. Booth, Gregory G. Colomb, Joseph M. Williams, The Craft of
Research (University of Chicago Press, 2008)
H. Ramsey Fowler, Jane E. Aaron, The Little, Brown Handbook (Pearson Education
Limited, 2014)
Alan Bond, Your Masters Thesis: How to plan, draft, write and revise (Studymates, 2006)
Diana Ridley, The Literature Review: A step-by-step guide for students (Sage, 2008)
Brian Roberts, Getting the most out of the research experience (Sage, 2007)
Fiona Devine and Sue Heath, Sociological Research Methods in Context, (Basingstoke: Palgrave, 1999).