Module POLM100 for 2017/8
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Postgraduate Module Descriptor
POLM100: Dissertation
This module descriptor refers to the 2017/8 academic year.
Module Aims
To enable students 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
On successfully completing the programme you will be able to: | |
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Module-Specific Skills | 1. Demonstrate knowledge in depth of a specialised subject area 2. Design an individual research programme, incorporating appropriate social science research methods 3. Collate and analyse subject-specific information from a range of appropriate sources |
Discipline-Specific Skills | 4. Assimilate and critically analyse data from an appropriate range of sources 5. Develop cogent argument 6. Communicate complex information and ideas effectively in writing. |
Personal and Key Skills | 7. Undertake an individual research project 8. Use IT for information retrieval and presentation 9. Manage own work. |
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Number of student-led workshops on 'Dissertation research and writing.' At least four supervision meetings: one to initiate the dissertation followed by three meetings to give academic guidance including specific feedback on draft work
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 |
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7 | 593 | 0 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
Category | Hours of study time | Description |
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Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | 4 hours | Supervision meetings |
Guided independent study | 593 hours | Independent study |
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | 3 hours | 3 meetings to give academic guidance including specific feedback on draft work |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
How this Module is Assessed
In the tables below, you will see reference to 'ILO's. An ILO is an Intended Learning Outcome - see Aims and Learning Outcomes for details of the ILOs for this module.
Formative Assessment
A formative assessment is designed to give you feedback on your understanding of the module content but it will not count towards your mark for the module.
Form of assessment | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
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student-led workshops to support pursuit of dissertation | Frequency to be determined by size of cohort | 1-9 | Verbal feedback |
Summative Assessment
A summative assessment counts towards your mark for the module. The table below tells you what percentage of your mark will come from which type of assessment.
Coursework | Written exams | Practical exams |
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100 | 0 | 0 |
...and this table provides further details on the summative assessments for this module.
Form of assessment | % of credit | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
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Dissertation | 100 | maximum 16,000 words | 1-9 | Written feedback |
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Re-assessment
Re-assessment takes place when the summative assessment has not been completed by the original deadline, and the student has been allowed to refer or defer it to a later date (this only happens following certain criteria and is always subject to exam board approval). For obvious reasons, re-assessments cannot be the same as the original assessment and so these alternatives are set. In cases where the form of assessment is the same, the content will nevertheless be different.
Original form of assessment | Form of re-assessment | ILOs re-assessed | Timescale for re-assessment |
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Dissertation | Dissertation (16,000 words) | 1-9 | Next reassessment period |