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Module UXB-3900:
Research Dissertation

Module Facts

Run by School of Arts, Culture and Language

40.000 Credits or 20.000 ECTS Credits

Semester 1 & 2

Organiser: Dr Elizabeth Miller

Overall aims and purpose

This modules consits of two parts, a research methods component in the autumn semester that is assessed by means of a 2,000 word research proposal, and a period of supervised research culminating in the submission of a 10,000 word dissertation. There is opportunity to employ creative methodologies for practice-based students to utilise their learning and skills in a research context through a part-practical dissertation.

Course content

This module involves the production of an extended piece of critical writing of a length and quality appropriate to the culmination of the undergraduate degree scheme. Drawing on knowledge and critical methodologies learned earlier in the degree, students are assisted via workshops and individual supervisions in devising, refining, developing and presenting a substantial piece of critical work on a topic of their choosing. The series of introductory lectures and workshops focus on how to develop the initial research idea into a workable project presented in appropriate scholarly form. Students develop critical self-reflection via Research Progress Log and via regular discussions with the supervisor.

This module is a period of supervised research culminating in the submission of a 10,000-word dissertation worth 40 credits. There will be a series of 6 workshops to prepare the students with research skills and the opportunity to attend further optional workshops in the School and the College as appropriate.

Assessment Criteria

threshold

-D

Submitted work is adequate and shows an acceptable level of competence as follows:

  • Generally accurate but with omissions and errors.
  • Assertions are made without clear supporting evidence or reasoning.
  • Has structure but is lacking in clarity and therefore relies on the reader to make links and assumptions.
  • Draws on a relatively narrow range of material.

C- to C+

Submitted work is competent throughout and occasionally distinguished by superior style, approach and choice of supporting materials. It demonstrates:

  • Good structure and logically developed arguments.
  • At least in parts draws on material that has been sourced and assessed as a result of independent study, or in a way unique to the student.
  • Assertions are, in the main, backed by evidence and sound reasoning.
  • Accuracy and presentation in an appropriate academic style.

good

-B

Submitted work is competent throughout and distinguished by superior style, approach and choice of supporting materials. It demonstrates:

  • Very good structure and logically developed arguments.
  • Draws on material that has been sourced and assessed as a result of independent study, or in a way unique to the student.
  • Assertions are backed by evidence and sound reasoning.

excellent

-A

Submitted work is of an outstanding quality and excellent in one or more of the following ways:

  • Has originality of exposition with the student's own thinking being readily apparent.
  • Provides clear evidence of extensive and relevant independent study.
  • Arguments are laid down with clarity and provide the reader with successive stages of consideration to reach conclusions.

Learning outcomes

  1. Apply a range of study skills and methodologies appropriate to research in the Arts and Humanities.

  2. Define a coherent research question, and design and implement a programme of study to investigate this question.

  3. Embed a substantial piece of academic research within an appropriate set of cultural, social, institutional, economic and/or critical frameworks.

  4. Work independently to deadline over a sustained period of time.

Assessment Methods

Type Name Description Weight
Dissertation 90.00
Progress Log 10.00

Teaching and Learning Strategy

Hours
Workshop

1 hour workshop per week for the first six weeks of autumn semester plus additional workshops in weeks 11 of autumn semester and week 2 of Spring semester. Additional optional workshops available in School and College; students are expected to attend at least 2 hour long workshops in addition to the mandatory programme.

10
One-to-one supervision

3 hours of contact periods with supervisor (usually 15mins per week with supervisor)

3
Private study

Time should be spent researching and reading the relevant literature and developing your ideas and understanding of the field. You should also use this time to prepare material and questions ahead of supervision meetings.

387

Transferable skills

  • Literacy - Proficiency in reading and writing through a variety of media
  • Numeracy - Proficiency in using numbers at appropriate levels of accuracy
  • Computer Literacy - Proficiency in using a varied range of computer software
  • Self-Management - Able to work unsupervised in an efficient, punctual and structured manner. To examine the outcomes of tasks and events, and judge levels of quality and importance
  • Exploring - Able to investigate, research and consider alternatives
  • Information retrieval - Able to access different and multiple sources of information
  • Critical analysis & Problem Solving - Able to deconstruct and analyse problems or complex situations. To find solutions to problems through analyses and exploration of all possibilities using appropriate methods, rescources and creativity.
  • Presentation - Able to clearly present information and explanations to an audience. Through the written or oral mode of communication accurately and concisely.
  • Management - Able to utilise, coordinate and control resources (human, physical and/or financial)
  • Argument - Able to put forward, debate and justify an opinion or a course of action, with an individual or in a wider group setting
  • Self-awareness & Reflectivity - Having an awareness of your own strengths, weaknesses, aims and objectives. Able to regularly review, evaluate and reflect upon the performance of yourself and others

Subject specific skills

  • An understanding of creative and critical processes, and of the wide range of skills inherent in creative writing. (NAWE Creative Writing Benchmark Statement 3.1).
  • Knowledge of a wide range of canonical English texts, providing a confident understanding of literary traditions as well as the confidence to experiment and challenge conventions when writing creatively. (English Benchmark Statement 3.1).
  • An awareness of writing and publishing contexts, opportunities and audiences in the wider world (NAWE Creative Writing Benchmark Statement 3.1).
  • Artistic engagement and ability to articulate complex ideas in oral and written forms. (NAWE Creative Writing Benchmark Statement 3.2).
  • Ability to connect creative and critical ideas between and among forms, techniques and types of creative and critical praxis. (NAWE Creative Writing Benchmark Statement 3.2; English Benchmark Statement 3.2).
  • Awareness of how different social and cultural contexts affect the nature of language and meaning (English Benchmark Statement 3.2).
  • Reflective practitioner skills, including awareness of the practice of others in collaborative learning (NAWE Creative Writing Benchmark Statement 3.2; English Benchmark Statement 3.2).
  • The ability to synthesize information from various sources, choosing and applying appropriate concepts and methods (English Benchmark Statement 3.3).
  • Ability to formulate and solve problems, anticipate and accommodate change, and work within contexts of ambiguity, uncertainty and unfamiliarity (NAWE Creative Writing Benchmark Statement 3.2; English Benchmark Statement 3.3).
  • Ability to engage in processes of drafting and redrafting texts to achieve clarity of expression and an appropriate style. (English Benchmark Statement 3.3; NAWE Creative Writing Benchmark Statement 3.2).
  • Ability to gather information, analyse, interpret and discuss different viewpoints (NAWE Creative Writing Benchmark Statement 3.2; English Benchmark Statement 3.3).
  • Intellectual skills specific to Music – contextual knowledge, cultural awareness, critical understanding, repertoire knowledge, curiosity, analytical demonstration
  • Intellectual skills shared with other disciplines – research and exploration, reasoning and logic, understanding, critical judgement, assimilation and application
  • Skills of communication and interaction – oral and written communication, public presentation, team-working and collaboration, awareness of professional protocols, sensitivity, ICT skills, etc.
  • Skills of personal management – self-motivation, self-critical awareness, independence, entrepreneurship and employment skills, time management and reliability, organisation, etc.
  • Enhanced powers of imagination and creativity (4.17)

Resources

Reading list

Relevant literature will be specific to each individual research project.

Courses including this module

Compulsory in courses:

  • W3P3: BA Astudiaethau'r Cyfr & Cherdd year 3 (BA/ACC)
  • W890: BA Creative&Professional Writing year 3 (BA/CPW)
  • W89P: BA Creative and Professional Writing with Placement Year year 4 (BA/CPWP)
  • W899: BA Creative & Professional Writing with International Exp year 4 (BA/CRIE)
  • WPQ1: BA Creative Studies (with International Experience) year 4 (BA/CSIE)
  • WPQ0: BA Creative Studies year 3 (BA/CST)
  • WPQB: BA Creative Studies (4 year with Incorporated Foundation) year 3 (BA/CST1)
  • WP83: BA Media Studies & Creative Wrtng year 3 (BA/CWMS)
  • PQ54: BA English Lang & Journalism with International Experience year 3 (BA/ELJIE)
  • PQ53: BA English Language & Journalism year 3 (BA/ELJO)
  • W620: BA Film Studies year 3 (BA/FLM)
  • W62B: BA Film Studies (4 year with Incorporated Foundation) year 3 (BA/FLM1)
  • W62P: BA Film Studies with Placement Year year 3 (BA/FLMP)
  • T125: BA Film Studies and Chinese year 4 (BA/FSCH)
  • P3W8: BA Film Studies and Creative Writing year 3 (BA/FSCW)
  • 3P3Q: BA Film Studies and English Literature year 3 (BA/FSEL)
  • PQ3J: BA Film Studies and English Language year 3 (BA/FSELAN)
  • PR31: BA Film Studies and French year 4 (BA/FSFR4)
  • W622: BA Film Studies with Game Design year 3 (BA/FSGD)
  • PR32: BA Film Studies and German year 4 (BA/FSGER)
  • P3V1: BA Film Studies and History year 3 (BA/FSH)
  • P0R3: BA Film Studies and Italian year 4 (BA/FSI)
  • 2W89: BA Film Studies (with International Experience) year 3 (BA/FSIE)
  • PR34: BA Film Studies and Spanish year 4 (BA/FSSPAN4)
  • P3W5: BA Film Studies with Theatre and Performance year 3 (BA/FSTP)
  • P35W: Film Stud with Theatre & Performance with International Exp. year 3 (BA/FSTPIE)
  • P500: BA Journalism (Subject to Validation) year 3 (BA/J)
  • PP53: BA Journalism and Media Studies year 3 (BA/JMS)
  • PP5B: BA Journalism & Media Studies (4yr with Incorp Foundation) year 3 (BA/JMS1)
  • PP54: BA Journalism & Media Studies with International Experience year 3 (BA/JMSIE)
  • PP5P: BA Journalism and Media Studies with Placement Year year 3 (BA/JMSP)
  • P306: BA Media Studies year 3 (BA/MS)
  • P31B: BA Media Studies (4 year with Incorporated Foundation) year 3 (BA/MS1)
  • P30F: BA Media Studies [with Foundation Year] year 3 (BA/MSF)
  • P3R1: BA Media Studies with French year 3 (BA/MSFR)
  • P3R2: BA Media Studies with German year 3 (BA/MSG)
  • P310: BA Media Studies with Game Design year 3 (BA/MSGD)
  • 8U76: BA Media Studies (with International Experience) year 3 (BA/MSIE)
  • P3R3: BA Media Studies with Italian year 3 (BA/MSIT)
  • P30P: BA Media Studies with Placement Year year 3 (BA/MSP)
  • P3R4: BA Media Studies with Spanish year 3 (BA/MSSP)
  • P3R5: BA Media Stud with Spanish (with International Experience) year 4 (BA/MSSPIE)
  • P3WL: BA Media Studies with Theatre and Performance year 3 (BA/MSTP)
  • P3WB: BA Media Stud with Theatre & Perform (4yr with Incorp Found) year 3 (BA/MSTP1)
  • WW38: BA Music and Creative Writing year 3 (BA/MUSCW)
  • WW36: BA Music and Film Studies year 3 (BA/MUSFS)
  • W6W8: BA Professional Writing & Film year 3 (BA/PWF)
  • W839: BA Professional Writing with Game Design year 3 (BA/PWGD)
  • P3W9: BA Professional Writing and Media year 3 (BA/PWM)
  • VP23: BA Welsh History and Film Studies year 3 (BA/WHFS)
  • W900: MArts Creative Practice year 3 (MARTS/CP)

Optional in courses:

  • T103: BA Chinese and Creative Studies year 4 (BA/CHCS)
  • WQ93: BA Creative Stds & English Lang. year 3 (BA/CSTEL)
  • WR91: BA French and Creative Studies year 4 (BA/CSTFR)
  • WR92: BA German and Creative Studies year 4 (BA/CSTG)
  • WR93: BA Italian and Creative Studies year 4 (BA/CSTITAL)
  • WW93: BA Creative Studies and Music year 3 (BA/CSTMUS)
  • WR94: BA Spanish & Creative Studies year 4 (BA/CSTSP)
  • WW39: BA Music and Creative Writing with International Experience year 3 (BA/MCWIE)
  • 3HPQ: BA Media Studies and English Literature year 3 (BA/MEN)
  • PW33: BA Media Studies and Music year 3 (BA/MSMUS)
  • LP33: BA Media Studies and Sociology year 3 (BA/MSSOC)

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