Module POLM100 for 2019/0
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Postgraduate Module Descriptor
POLM100: Dissertation
This module descriptor refers to the 2019/0 academic year.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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).
Indicative Reading List
This reading list is indicative - i.e. it provides an idea of texts that may be useful to you on this module, but it is not considered to be a confirmed or compulsory reading list for this module.
G King, R Keohane and S Verba, Designing Social Inquiry (Princeton UP, 1994); D Burton (ed), Research Training for Social Scientists: A Handbook for Postgraduate Researchers (Sage, 2000). Subject-specific reading will varying according to research topic
