Undergraduate Course: Scottish Studies Dissertation Part A (SCET10029)

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	Preparation towards Scottish Studies Dissertation Part B undertaken in Year 4. Students will work with a supervisor to establish and define their topic of interest in relation to any relevant aspect of Scottish Studies as defined within the MA (Hons) in Scottish Studies degree programme (UTSCOTS). This will include research exercises in primary and secondary sources to establish an appropriate methodology and bibliography; reading and reporting on the central primary and secondary texts; and the definition of the research questions and issues posed by the material.
Course description	Not entered

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites		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 6, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 190 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 75 %, Practical Exam 25 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	Written Report (worth 75%) outlining the following: 1. a dissertation title 2. a short outline of the proposed research topic 3. a list of research questions or problems, with accompanying notes 4. an annotated bibliography indicating the key published works in the field, with an outline of what they contribute to debate in the area under discussion Oral Presentation (25%) outlining and discussing proposed methodology
Feedback	Not entered
No Exam Information

Learning Outcomes
Students successfully completing the course will learn how to generate and approach a research project independently. They will be able to use bibliographical and archival resources of all kinds to locate appropriate material; they will learn how to move from general interest in an area to the development of a coherent research proposal, identifying the questions to be addressed. By the end of the course they will be able to demonstrate their independent capacity to: - research and locate material - survey the primary and secondary texts, demonstrating their awareness of the current state of the debate - identify the research questions raised by their topic - present their findings in a scholarly manner.