Undergraduate Course: Japanese 3 Dissertation (Preparation) (ASST10065)

Course Outline
School	School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures	College	College of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate)
Course type	Dissertation	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	20	ECTS Credits	10
Summary	During the requisite period of time spent at a university in Japan, students will undertake preparatory work for the dissertation. A general topic, in an area of Japanese History, Society or Culture, should be approved by the Convener for Japanese by the beginning of the student's third year. Preparatory work will normally include the following elements: 1) Reading in English and Japanese on the general topic identified 2) Identifying a specific research question and planning how to address it 3) Collecting and assimilating research materials and conducting fieldwork 4) Regular contact with a member of staff in Japanese Studies at Edinburgh. Students are required to submit the following by the last day of the third year of study: 1) An introductory section of about 2000 words 2) A detailed dissertation plan 3) A bibliography
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites	Students MUST have passed: Japanese 2A (ASST08006) AND Japanese 2B (ASST08007)	Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2017/18, Not available to visiting students (SS1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Full Year
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 200 ( Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 5, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 191 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Please contact the School directly for a breakdown of Assessment Methods
Additional Information (Assessment)	Introductory section of about 2000 words Detailed dissertation plan Bibliography All components will be formative, non-summative assessment. The completed dissertation submitted in year 4 (see Japanese 4 dissertation: completion) will be the basis for the summative assessment of credits taken in years and 3 and 4.
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Learning Outcomes
The course aims to develop students' ability in the following areas: 1) Independent study 2) Synthesis of material from different sources, including those in Japanese 3) Identifying a research topic and planning the research