Unit name | Dissertation (Liberal Arts) |
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Unit code | HUMS30008 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | H/6 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
Unit director | Dr. Koole |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | School of Humanities |
Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
The Dissertation is an exercise in extended independent research. Students are required to identify their own research topic, formulate the particular research questions to be addressed, identify the main primary sources to be used, set the research questions in the context of the issues arising from the secondary literature, and execute a scholarly and analytical text to high scholarly standards consistent with this level of study. The dissertation should in its choice of topic and/or execution of its research draw imaginatively upon a range of units taken in the Liberal Arts course, giving evidence of an interdisciplinary and/or engaged approach to learning.
On completion of this unit, a successful student will be able to:
Fortnightly seminars – as follows:
1 x one-hour briefing seminar (unit convenor)
1 x one-hour library seminar (librarian)
3 x one-hour seminars (unit convenor) - which will include a mid-point review exercise
2 hours of supervision per student (supervisor)
PLUS:
One 6,000-word summative dissertation (100%). [ILOs 1-5]
Students are able to submit a short writing sample (of up to 1000 words max.) and receive feedback on this.
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