PER6013 - Dissertation in PER

Objectives:

Assessment tasks are designed to enable students to demonstrate the Learning and Employability outcomes for the relevant level of study. Level Learning Outcomes are embedded in the assessment task(s) at that level. This enables a more integrated view of overall student performance at each level.

Content:

All Level 6 you can focus in more depth on a topic of your choice (within the areas of Philosophy, Ethics and Religion) by means of a dissertation of 6,000 words. This module builds on PER5025 Researching PER, which will have prepared you to write their dissertation proposal. Much of the seminar content in semester one will focus on the elements of writing a dissertation, including research methods and ethics. It will also include a “speed dissertation” where you can speak about your topic, which can form the basis of your dissertation abstract. In the second semester, you will meet several times with your supervisor who can read draft chapters and advise and guide your on the development of the dissertation.

Learning and Teaching Information:

This module will be supported by 9, hour-long seminars across the first semester and beginning of the second semester. These will normally run as a seminar or workshop, with some research advice or input from lecturing staff, and ‘information exchange’ among students about research, resources, etc.

Seminars and Workshops
Hours: 9
Intended Group Size: 30

Supervision Tutorials
Hours: 6
Intended Group Size: 1

Guided independent study
Hours: 285

Further details relating to assessment
Formative assessment: early in semester one, students are required to submit a 500-word proposal along with a completed research ethics form. The taught sessions provide opportunities for formative feedback. In addition, supervisors can read drafts of dissertation chapters prior to the final submission of the completed dissertation at the end of the second semester.

Assessment:

001 Dissertation; 6,000 words; end of semester 2 100%

Fact File

Module Coordinator - Suzanne Owen
Level - 6
Credit Value - 30
Pre-Requisites - NONE
Semester(s) Offered - 6YL

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