Module Details |
The information contained in this module specification was correct at the time of publication but may be subject to change, either during the session because of unforeseen circumstances, or following review of the module at the end of the session. Queries about the module should be directed to the member of staff with responsibility for the module. |
Title | PHILOSOPHY DISSERTATION | ||
Code | PHIL306 | ||
Coordinator |
Dr RK Wiseman Philosophy Rachael.Wiseman@liverpool.ac.uk |
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Year | CATS Level | Semester | CATS Value |
Session 2022-23 | Level 6 FHEQ | Whole Session | 30 |
Aims |
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The aim is for the student to choose a topic of special interest in philosophy and conduct research into this area of interest via reading and private study under the supervision of the supervisor to whom they have been allocated. |
Learning Outcomes |
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(LO1) The student will produce a systematic piece of written work, organised in chapters and sections in the manner of professional and published work in philosophy, so as to show that the research referred to in the Aims has been mastered in a way appropriate to someone with a grasp of the practice of professional philosophy. |
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(S1) Students will enhance their abilities in reading and understanding texts and in comprehending abstract material. |
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(S2) Students will develop their skills in thinking critically, analysing problems and analysing and assessing arguments. |
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(S3) Students will enhance their ability to identify the issues that underlie debates. |
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(S4) Students will develop confidence in considering previously unfamiliar ideas and approaches, and their ability to identify presuppositions and to reflect critically upon them. |
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(S5) Students will enhance their ability to marshal arguments and present them orally and in writing. |
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(S6) Students will develop the ability to perform bibliographical searches, to include to professional standard citations and bibliographies in their work and to plan, organise and produce presentations a dissertation. |
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(S7) Students will enhance their oral and written communications skills and develop skill in explaining complex material in a precise manner. |
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(S8) Students will develop their ability to work independently. |
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(S9) Students will develop their ability to sift through information, assessing the relevance and importance of the information to what is at issue. |
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(S10) Students will develop their skills in making appropriate use of information technology, information on the World Wide Web and reference works and databases relevant to the discipline. |
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(S11) Students will develop the ability to write to a professional standard, using word processing software. |
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(S12) Students will enhance their capacity to participate, in a dispassionate and respectful manner, in debates about controversial and profound matters. |
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(S13) Students will develop their willingness critically to evaluate and reflect upon arguments, beliefs, proposals and values, both their own and those of others. |
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(S14) Through developing their analytical and critical skills and observing good standards of academic practice, students will develop their intellectual honesty. |
Syllabus |
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Two one-hour lectures (in semester 1) and a one-hour workshop (in semester 2) supplement one-to-one tutorials with the supervisor. These sessions will cover (1) Introduction & Preparing a Proposal; (2) Literature & Time Management; (3) Using Posters to Organise and Communicate Research (workshop). Students also attend two bespoke training sessions, one on 'Researching for Your Dissertation' with the subject-specialist librarian and one on 'Research and Project Management Skills' with the Careers Services. |
Teaching and Learning Strategies |
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Teaching Method 1 - Lecture Teaching Method 2 - Supervisions Teaching Method 3 - Conference Teaching Method 4 - Writing Boot Camp [in computer room if campus access permits. Online if not] Method 5- Workshops The majority of teaching will be delivered face to face on campus. Online delivery will be used to complement the on campus delivery and where technology affords a better learning experience |
Teaching Schedule |
Lectures | Seminars | Tutorials | Lab Practicals | Fieldwork Placement | Other | TOTAL | |
Study Hours |
2 |
8 5 4 3 |
22 | ||||
Timetable (if known) | |||||||
Private Study | 280 | ||||||
TOTAL HOURS | 302 |
Assessment |
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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 |
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Assessment 1 There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. | 0 | 100 |
Recommended Texts |
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Reading lists are managed at readinglists.liverpool.ac.uk. Click here to access the reading lists for this module. |