Postgraduate Course: Dissertation (TESOL) (REDU11056)
Course Outline
| School | Moray House School of Education |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
| Course type | Dissertation |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 50 |
ECTS Credits | 25 |
| Summary | The dissertation is a major study demanding of the course member a high level of individual application and commitment to research and enquiry. It provides the course member with the opportunity to identify, reflect on and explore a topic that has implications for individual professional development. It includes a taught component which introduces students to a range of techniques which are frequently used in educational research. |
| Course description |
Not entered
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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, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
| Course Start Date |
15/01/2018 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
500
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Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 12,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 10,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
478 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
The dissertation will be marked jointly by the assigned dissertation supervisor and another tutor. In contact mode, it will be submitted according to the timetable for submission established by the university in the relevant academic year. Dissertations are assessed on a pass/fail basis. The word length of a dissertation is up to 15, 000 words. The credit rating is 50. |
| Feedback |
Ongoing in supervision meetings |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- The ability to identify a professionally relevant research question and develop a practicable research plan
- The ability to use various sources of bibliographic data and to evaluate critically the literature assessed
- An awareness of a range of approaches to social and professional enquiry, the investigation techniques used, the values and assumptions underlying such techniques, the limitations of the evidence produced and the ways of analysing evidence and presenting findings
- An appreciation of the principles of ethics in research and how these principles apply to specified contexts
- The ability to propose and report research in clear, analytical writing.
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Reading List
This includes reading lists from
- the three research methods courses of Moray House
- the relevant compulsory and option courses
- the area being researched |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
1. Knowledge that covers and integrates the main areas concerned ¿ including their features, boundaries, terminology and conventions.
2. A critical understanding of the principal theories, concepts and principles the areas concerned.
3. Extensive, detailed and critical knowledge of the areas concerned, or informed by, developments at the forefront.
4. A critical awareness of current issues in the areas concerned
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| Additional Class Delivery Information |
6 hours face-to-face meetings
6 hours electronic communication and feedback |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Joan Cutting
Tel: (0131 6)51 6324
Email: |
Course secretary | Mrs Moira Ross
Tel: (0131 6)51 6206
Email: |
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