Postgraduate Module Descriptor

ANTM904: Dissertation

This module descriptor refers to the 2017/8 academic year.

Module Aims

The aim of this module is to pursue an individual programme of research, applying appropriate research methodologies and drawing on appropriate materials, to a topic approved by the programme director and under the guidance of an academic supervisor.

Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs)
This module's assessment will evaluate your achievement of the ILOs listed here - you will see reference to these ILO numbers in the details of the assessment for this module.
On successfully completing the programme you will be able to:
Module-Specific Skills	1. demonstrate an depth knowledge of anthrozoological scholarship, theory and methods; 2. design an individual programme of anthrozoological research which identifies a cogent and realistic research question and utilises appropriate research methods to acquire data from a range of relevant sources; 3. Undertake an original, coherent individual research project which makes a valuable contribution to anthrozoological scholarship.
Discipline-Specific Skills	4. assimilate and critically analyse data from an appropriate range of anthrozoological sources; 5. apply appropriate theoretical models in the analysis of your data; 6. develop a cogent argument and communicate complex information and ideas effectively, conforming to appropriate scholarly standards of referencing;
Personal and Key Skills	7. effectively use IT for information retrieval and presentation. 8. manage your own work and take responsibility for the successful completion of the research project.

Module Content

Syllabus Plan

One student-led workshop on 'Dissertation research and writing' as well as students' own research proposals with the opportunity for peer review.
Four supervision meetings: one to initiate the dissertation followed by three meetings to give academic guidance including specific feedback on draft work.

Students must have completed formative assessments before being allowed to submit summative.

Learning and Teaching

This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:

Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities	Guided independent study	Placement / study abroad
6	594	0

...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:

Category	Hours of study time	Description
Scheduled Learning & Teaching activities	2	1 x 2 hour student-led workshop
Guided Independent Study	594	Research and writing up of dissertation


Supervision	4	4 x 1 hour individual supervision meetings with supervisor

Online Resources

This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).

Anthrozoos (http://www.bergpublishers.com/?TabId=519)

Humanimalia (http://www.depauw.edu/humanimalia/)

Society & Animals (http://www.societyandanimalsforum.org/sa/index.html)