SEL3436 : Dissertation: Placement & Project (Inactive)
- Inactive for Year: 2024/25
- Module Leader(s): Dr Chloe Ashbridge
- Owning School: English Lit, Language & Linguistics
- Teaching Location: Newcastle City Campus
Semesters
Your programme is made up of credits, the total differs on programme to programme.
| Semester 1 Credit Value: | 20 |
| Semester 2 Credit Value: | 20 |
| ECTS Credits: | 20.0 |
| European Credit Transfer System | |
Aims
To allow students to develop an in depth study of an area of studies that reflects their own particular interests and intellectual strengths, and which builds on the work done on a project in the first semester.
To demonstrate an ability to plan, conceptualise, research and execute an extended piece of work, which demonstrates an engagement with the work done as part of the project.
To foster independent thinking and develop research skills and skills in critical thinking, writing and presentation.
Outline Of Syllabus
This module allows students to write at length on a self-directed topic related to a project carried out in the first semester. Students will have considerable choice in terms of how they decide to proceed, with the advice and agreement of their supervisor, and could choose to orientate their research towards the work completed on the project.
Students will be asked to identify their likely area of interest at the end of their second year and be required to produce a research plan in the first few weeks of semester 1 of their third year. In this process they will be supported by the module leader and provided with a series of guided learning activities to support them in their initial planning. They will be assigned a supervisor and be expected to work with that supervisor over the course of the dissertation module. In regular meetings, they will discuss the overall design of their project and their dissertation and have the opportunity to receive feedback on a submitted plan and annotated bibliography at the mid-module point. Further guided learning activities throughout the year will support student reflection on academic skills, independent research, approaches to argument and scholarly presentation.
Teaching Methods
Teaching Activities
| Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Lecture | 6 | 1:00 | 6:00 | N/A |
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 1 | 150:00 | 150:00 | N/A |
| Guided Independent Study | Directed research and reading | 1 | 164:00 | 164:00 | N/A |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Small group teaching | 10 | 2:00 | 20:00 | N/A |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Drop-in/surgery | 10 | 1:00 | 10:00 | N/A |
| Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 50 | 1:00 | 50:00 | Observation, activity or placement with outside partners |
| Total | 400:00 |
Teaching Rationale And Relationship
Small group teaching introduces students to the theories and concepts of the module.
The project, expected to be undertaken within a specific agreed organisation within or outside the university, provides students with the necessary experience.
Lectures provide guidance in writing dissertations.
Supervisions provide focused support for individual projects.
Guided independent study builds in time for students to research their projects, practise newly-acquired skills and to prepare their assessment.
Assessment Methods
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
Other Assessment
| Description | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portfolio | 1 | A | 15 | N/A |
| Dissertation | 2 | A | 85 | N/A |
Assessment Rationale And Relationship
The portfolio ensures that the students has an outline and a clear sense of the placement (1500 words).
The final project enables the students to demonstrate their acquisition of skills and knowledge on the module (8000-9000 words).
Reading Lists
Timetable
- Timetable Website: www.ncl.ac.uk/timetable/
- SEL3436's Timetable