Postgraduate Module Descriptor

ANTM904: Dissertation

This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.

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 hours of supervision meetings: one to initiate the dissertation followed by three (or more shorter) 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
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
Scheduled Learning & Teaching activities	4	4 x 1 hour individual supervision meetings with supervisor
Guided Independent Study	594	Research and writing up of ethics application anddissertation

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)

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
Participation in student-led workshops	2 hours	6, 7	Verbal feedback from supervisor and peers
Dissertation proposal	1,500 words	2, 6	Written
Ethics application form	1500 words	2	written

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
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
Dissertation	100	15,000 words	1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8	Written and oral (during supervisory sessions)
	0
	0
	0
	0
	0
	0
	0

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
Dissertation	Dissertation (15,000 words)	1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8	January of the following academic year

Re-assessment notes

Students must have completed formative assessments before being allowed to submit summative reassessment. If students have successfully completed formative assessments but failed the summative assessments, they only need to be re-assessed on the summative component/s.