Module Details

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Title DISSERTATION (OVER BOTH SEMESTERS)
Code ENGL380
Coordinator Professor D Seed
English
Dseed@liverpool.ac.uk
Year CATS Level Semester CATS Value
Session 2022-23 Level 6 FHEQ Whole Session 30

Aims

To give students the opportunity to carry out independent study at an advanced level, with appropriate support, into a topic of interest to them. To build on students' existing research skills and their knowledge base from other modules.


Learning Outcomes

(LO1) Identify a viable topic for research within the formal parameters of the project and formulate a research question of appropriate scope.

(LO2) Identify and apply research methodology appropriate to the topic.

(LO3) Identify and survey the relevant scholarly field in relation to the topic, and apply as appropriate.

(LO4) Construct an original argument to arrive at explicitly justified interpretations and conclusions.

(LO5) Apply appropriate writing and presentation skills.

(LO6) Work independently.

(S1) Improving own learning/performance - Reflective practice

(S2) Communication (oral, written and visual) - Presentation skills - written

(S3) Communication (oral, written and visual) - Influencing skills – argumentation

(S4) Communication (oral, written and visual) - Influencing skills – envisioning

(S5) Communication (oral, written and visual) - Academic writing (inc. referencing skills)

(S6) Time and project management - Project management

(S7) Critical thinking and problem solving - Critical analysis

(S8) Critical thinking and problem solving - Synthesis

(S9) Research skills - All Information skills

(S10) Personal attributes and qualities - Resilience


Syllabus

 

1. Your topic should be selected to extend the knowledge and skills acquired in taught modules, but without duplicating material covered in those modules. 2. You cannot take the dissertation in English (in any mode) AND the SOTA300 Volunteering and Work Experience module. If you have taken the SOTA module at level 2 or 3, you cannot opt for a dissertation at level 3. 3.  Normally students are expected to submit an enhanced proposal or outline of their project to their supervisors by the end of week 4, having had at least one meeting prior to this. For language students whose project requires ethical approval, this submission should take the form of a completed Research Protocol. This protocol/outline should be submitted with the final Dissertation, in both the electronic and hardcopy submissions.


Teaching and Learning Strategies

Teaching Method 1 - Whole-cohort Workshops (remote online workshops)
Description:
Attendance Recorded: Yes
Notes: There are two workshops on this module - 1) a workshop that gives guidance on dissertation-writing in general terms (structure, scope, time planning etc), and 2) a workshop by the School of Arts liaison librarian that gives guidance on specific resources within the Library useful for researching your dissertation.

Teaching Method 2 - Supervisory Meeting (f2f or online as can be accommodated)
Description:
Attendance Recorded: No
Notes: One-to-one supervision on an English dissertation consists of 3 hours allocated contact time. However, the precise division of these hours should be determined by you and your supervisor in consultation. You might both want purely consultation meetings, or you might want some of the time to be taken in looking at draft work, or you may mutually decide contact will be primarily by e-mail. Part of the skill of a dissertation is in forming a relationship with your supervisor which respects the time commitments and working methods of both of you.


Teaching Schedule

  Lectures Seminars Tutorials Lab Practicals Fieldwork Placement Other TOTAL
Study Hours           2

3

5
Timetable (if known)              
Private Study 295
TOTAL HOURS 300

Assessment

EXAM Duration Timing
(Semester)
% of
final
mark
Resit/resubmission
opportunity
Penalty for late
submission
Notes
             
CONTINUOUS Duration Timing
(Semester)
% of
final
mark
Resit/resubmission
opportunity
Penalty for late
submission
Notes
Assessment 1 There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is an anonymous assessment.    100       

Recommended Texts

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