HUM6202 - Research Report

Objectives:

On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:

1 define a research topic suitable for a 5,000 word essay, with recourse to appropriate Humanities-based materials
2 demonstrate understanding and appropriate research skills (including use of both library and internet resources) in handling a range of primary and secondary material relevant to the topic
3 demonstrate awareness of relevant contexts, socio-cultural, historical and theoretical, arising from discussion of the topic,
4 produce a piece of coherently argued writing, supported by appropriate scholarly apparatus, making a valid contribution to critical debate on the topic

Content:

Students will define a topic of their choice, in consultation with an appointed member of staff; formulate a proposal; conduct a detailed investigation of the topic, under the supervision of the appointed member of staff; and complete a critical essay on the topic, appropriately presented and supported by scholarly apparatus.
In selecting their research topic, students must maintain a focused approach, by building on the Pathway that they have been following and engaging with their topic through interdisciplinary practice. The aim is to draw on the connections which have become apparent as a result of studying Humanities-based subject materials and as a result of deploying the interpretative methodologies typically applied to them.
For example, a student tackling issues of inclusion/exclusion, a student on the ‘Identities’ pathway could follow this theme through into an interdisciplinary research topic on conceptualisations of (dis)ability.

Learning and Teaching Information:

During Semester 1 and 2 there will be four one-hour workshops for the whole group on how to carry out research, prepare a research proposal, and write a long essay. After that there will be a number of short supervisions leading to a discussion of the draft essay.

Workshops
Contact hours: 4
Number of Groups: 1

Tutorials
Contact hours: 3
Number of Groups: Individual students

Assessment: