Postgraduate Course: Research Methods and Problems in English Literature (ENLI11125)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course, team-taught by colleagues in English Literature over six weeks at the start of semester two, builds on the School first semester methods course but is tailored to the specific demands and requirements of English Literature students on the subject area¿s taught MSc programmes. It has the benefit of fostering intellectual and pedagogical exchanges between students, and of allowing them to discuss subject-specific concerns and methodologies with MSc course organisers and other staff teaching on the various programmes. The course culminates in the submission of a full proposal for the master¿s dissertation, but this final stage is assisted by a series of two-hour classes that familiarise the student with a range of theoretical and conceptual issues that will feed into its completion. |
| Course description |
This 1000-word dissertation proposal will be assessed on the basis of the following criteria:
The range of knowledge that it demonstrates.
Its understanding of recent scholarship in your chosen area
The quality of the structure of its arguments
Its appropriateness to the scope of a 15,000 word dissertation
Its scholarly presentation in terms of academic style.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 6,
Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 1,
Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
187 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
See course description and the programme handbook. The course will carry a pass/fail assessment without a numerical mark. |
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Learning Outcomes
| The course aims to guide and direct students through the initial stages of the Dissertation process, and specifically the creation of a proposal. It aims to familiarise students with a range of subject-specific theoretical and conceptual issues that will be necessary for the successful production of both proposal and final dissertation, and culminates in the submission of a full proposal for the dissertation. Submission of all three pieces (title; abstract; full proposal) is required in order for successful completion of the course.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | RMPEL |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Ken Millard
Tel: (0131 6)50 8304
Email: |
Course secretary | Miss Kara Mccormack
Tel: (0131 6)50 3030
Email: |
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