Module ARA3106 for 2017/8
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
ARA3106: Dissertation
This module descriptor refers to the 2017/8 academic year.
Module Aims
The dissertation is a substantial individual research project, which provides you with the opportunity to engage in in-depth and sustained research on a subject of interest. The topic should be chosen by you in consultation with a supervisor from the Institute.
This project aims to allow you to acquire knowledge of a particular subject, to benefit from one-to-one tuition from a specialist in the field, and to develop their research skills. These include the ability to collate, assess, analyse and order material from relevant types of sources, and the ability to communicate ideas, arguments and findings in academic prose.
On successfully completing the programme you will be able to: | |
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Module-Specific Skills | 1. Acquire knowledge of the issues which form the subject matter of the dissertation |
Discipline-Specific Skills | 2. Acquire knowledge of relevant literature in the field. 3. Collate, analyse and assess material from a range of sources, including primary sources (where relevant). 4. Understand and use relevant terminology, and to handle different approaches in the field. |
Personal and Key Skills | 5. Develop the capacity to work independently and to organise your own time to produce a substantial piece of research to a deadline. 6. Collate and critique material to produce a coherent, well-planned, well-presented and well-argued piece of academic research. |