Module ARAM112A for 2019/0
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Postgraduate Module Descriptor
ARAM112A: Independent Reading Course - Sem 1
This module descriptor refers to the 2019/0 academic year.
Module Aims
The primary aim of this module is to help you develop research skills that allow you to investigate topics and readings that may be of use in constructing a viable dissertation and to develop key disciplinary skills that may contribute to the wider MA programme. This module may not be used for direct research on individual MA dissertation topics; however, it may be used to explore topics of wider interest for a dissertation. Subject to the availability of a qualified teacher (to be arranged through the course convenor), this module is intended to allow you (individually or in very small groups) to pursue guided readings in areas of individual faculty specialisation where a formal course is not currently offered. These areas would normally include, among others, areas (e.g., readings in Persian, Arabic, or a specialised historical or regional field) where MA students are entering the programme with a level of competency equal to or beyond that covered in the introductory course offerings. Both Islamic and Middle East Studies (and available Institute faculty interests and specialisations) cover many fields and regions beyond those listed in the formal curriculum, and this course is intended to allow interested MA students to pursue those studies with the appropriate staff.
On successfully completing the programme you will be able to: | |
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Module-Specific Skills | 1. Demonstrate an advanced knowledge of the particular themes, theories, and approaches examined in the tutorial. 2. Demonstrate a sophisticated understanding of the readings, theories and approaches investigated in the tutorial using linguistic skills to read texts in Middle Eastern languages |
Discipline-Specific Skills | 3. Demonstrate analytically how to contextualize the readings, theories and approaches within the wider field of Middle East and Islamic Studies 4. Undertake research effectively, construct a bibliography and ground one's research within the field of Middle East and Islamic Studies |
Personal and Key Skills | 5. Demonstrate understanding and analysis of research undertaken in oral and written forms 6. Demonstrate the absorption, critical analysis of readings and approaches undertaken |
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
The syllabus will be tailored for the student who is accepted.
The students will be required to present a final paper on a research question.
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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14 | 136 | 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 | 14 | (4 x 2 hour) Engagement and discussion of readings, at times agreed directly with the tutor, (3 x 2 hour) meeting with course convenor and group in weeks 2, 7 and 11 of term; to make a presentation of your essay to this group |
Guided Independent Study | 80 | Investigation of sources and research |
Guided Independent Study | 30 | Preparing and presenting the formative assessment and writing the final summative paper |
Guided Independent Study | 26 | Utilising a major web-based resource |
Other Learning Resources
Index islamicus
Encyclopaedia of Islam and other similar electronic resources
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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Oral presentation of/reactions to reading, during group/workshop | 15 Minutes | 1-2: 5-6 | Oral |
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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Essay | 100 | 4,000 words | 1-4 | Oral and written |
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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Essay | Essay (4,000 words) | 1-4 | August/September re-assessment period |