Postgraduate Course: Research Skills and Methods (CLLC11003)
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 | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This first-semester course introduces first-year postgraduates in LLC to Edinburgh's extensive range of electronic sources and material archives, training them to recognize the research methodologies that these resources serve so they can generate effective research strategies. |
| Course description |
In addition to the four lectures during Week 1, students will be encouraged to participate in subject-specific workshops; they will undertake a two-part bibliographical assignment that provides the training to produce solid preliminary research on topics associated with their postgraduate programmes.
Detailed instructions and an introduction to the related resources will be provided during Week 1. A suite of supplementary training workshops, held throughout the semester, will provide opportunity for ongoing skills development and reflective discussion, online and in class.
Students will complete this course prepared for the discipline-specific methods courses offered by their subject- areas in the second semester.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2017/18, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 6,
Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 6,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 1,
Formative Assessment Hours 2,
Summative Assessment Hours 25,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
156 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Students must achieve at least 40% overall in order to pass the course for a diploma level qualification and 50% for MSc. The course is marked on a pass/fail basis.
In order to pass this course, as above, students must complete two summative assignments, each valued at 50% of the course assessment:
1. A bibliographical assignment comprising a literature search and discussion based on material from programme core courses (up to 2000 words). This assignment will be due by Friday of Week 3 of semester 1.
2. A review (c.750 words) of an academic book or peer-reviewed article, due by Friday of Week 8 of semester 1.
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| Feedback |
Students will receive substantive feedback on their initial and second submission, from the first-marker and, when required, from the second-marker. Students also will be invited to meet individually with the course organiser and workshop tutors, throughout the semester, to discuss their progress on various aspects of their research practice and training. |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Students will learn how to use, acquire, organise and synthesise a number of research technologies, including online resources, databases, archives, manuscripts, hypertext and unpublished documents. *Students should be able to identify specific technical problems in their area of study, including problems of historical method, archival access, translation and presentation. *At the end of the course students will be capable of producing a full scholarly bibliography in their area of study; they will also be competent in techniques in the management and presentation of research.
- Students should be able to identify specific technical problems in their area of study, including problems of historical method, archival access, translation and presentation.
- At the end of the course students will be capable of producing a full scholarly bibliography in their area of study; they will also be competent in techniques in the management and presentation of research.
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Reading List
A Talis Aspire reading list is associated with this course:
http://resourcelists.ed.ac.uk/courses/cllc11003ss1sem1.html. |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | RSaM |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Adam Budd
Tel: (0131 6)50 3834
Email: |
Course secretary | Ms Inga Ackermann
Tel: (0131 6)50 4465
Email: |
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