SML8098 : Dissertation
SML8098 : Dissertation
- Offered for Year: 2024/25
- Module Leader(s): Mr Dariush Robertson
- Owning School: Modern Languages
- Teaching Location: Newcastle City Campus
Semesters
Your programme is made up of credits, the total differs on programme to programme.
| Semester 3 Credit Value: | 60 |
| ECTS Credits: | 30.0 |
| European Credit Transfer System | |
Pre-requisite
Modules you must have done previously to study this module
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| SML8009 | Research Methods in Translating and Interpreting |
Pre Requisite Comment
or equivalent with the approval of the Module Leader
Co-Requisite
Modules you need to take at the same time
Co Requisite Comment
None
Aims
To undertake a limited, independent research project in a relevant area of translating and interpreting studies.
To report on research in a substantial document showing a coherent grasp of theory, sound investigative skills and clear, in-depth analysis.
As an alternative to a Translating or Interpreting Project on a translating and/or interpreting-based MA, students undertake independent research in translating or interpreting studies under the guidance of a supervisor. They then write up their work in a dissertation of 15,000 words (+/-10%).
Outline Of Syllabus
As these are individual projects, there is no pre-set syllabus.
Learning Outcomes
Intended Knowledge Outcomes
Participants should:
- show a firm and thorough grasp of the theoretical underpinning of their chosen topic, informed by in-depth reading.
- demonstrate clearly how this fits into relevant wider theoretical and (where appropriate) professional issues in the chosen field.
Intended Skill Outcomes
Participants should demonstrate the ability:
- to seek out, select, read and synthesise a substantial body of relevant scholarship
- to formulate aims, objectives and/or hypotheses and to use them to guide their research
- to choose, implement and justify appropriate research methods in the light of project aims and relevant research methods and outcomes
- to report on all the above in a coherent, clear-written and well-presented document which respects the academic convention relevant to the topic-area and research methods chosen.
Teaching Methods
Teaching Activities
| Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Small group teaching | 5 | 1:00 | 5:00 | Tutorials |
| Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 1 | 595:00 | 595:00 | N/A |
| Total | 600:00 |
Teaching Rationale And Relationship
The large amount of fieldwork and private-study time (including writing time), guided by 1:1 supervisor: supervisee contact, is appropriate for an independent research project
Reading Lists
Assessment Methods
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
Other Assessment
| Description | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dissertation | 3 | A | 100 | During the summer vacation. 15000 words (+/10%) |
Assessment Rationale And Relationship
A dissertation of 15,000 words (+/-10%). Set in Semester 3; to be submitted by September of the final year in which the degree is taken (for exact date, see Degree Programme Handbook).
The dissertation provides written evidence of all the learning outcomes.
Timetable
- Timetable Website: www.ncl.ac.uk/timetable/
- SML8098's Timetable
Past Exam Papers
- Exam Papers Online : www.ncl.ac.uk/exam.papers/
- SML8098's past Exam Papers
General Notes
N/A
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