2016/17 Undergraduate Module Catalogue
SPPO3094 Extended Essay
20 creditsClass Size: 20
Module manager: Dr Stuart Green
Email: S.N.S.J.Green@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2016/17
Pre-requisite qualifications
Successful completion of either SPPO2010, SPPO2011, SPPO2090 or SPPO2091Pre-requisites
| SPPO2010 | Practical Lang Skill Spanish 2 |
| SPPO2011 | Pract Lang Skills in Spanish 2 |
| SPPO2090 | Portuguese Language Skills |
| SPPO2091 | Portuguese Language Skills |
This module is mutually exclusive with
| SPPO3430 | Dissertation |
This module is not approved as a discovery module
Objectives
On completion of this module, students should be able to:1. produce well-organised and logically structured essay/project work;
2. show an ability to undertake research in situ and draw evidence from a wide range of sources in support of an argument;
3. contextualise the questions addressed, placing them within their cultural and/or historical framework;
4. develop the capacity for critical reflection and judgement in the light of evidence and argument;
5. utilise the appropriate style conventions, including bibliography and footnotes/endnotes.
Skills outcomes
Students are expected to consolidate the cognitive, practical and interpersonal skills acquired in Levels 1 and 2, and in addition to:
1. produce well-organised and logically structured essay/project work;
2. show an ability to undertake research in situ and draw evidence from a wide range of sources in support of an argument;
3. contextualise the questions addressed, placing them within their cultural and/or historical framework;
4. develop the capacity for critical reflection and judgement in the light of evidence and argument;
5. utilise the appropriate style conventions, including bibliography and footnotes/endnotes.
Syllabus
The dissertation should be the product of a student's independent study and research usually derived from an area of the degree programme in which you are particularly interested and on which you have researched during the year abroad.
You may choose your dissertation from any area of the literature, history, politics, art and culture of the Spanish or Portuguese speaking worlds, although there must be a member of staff in our subject area able and willing to supervise you in your chosen topic. You will need to contact the department early on in your year abroad and, if your topic is accepted, you will be put in contact with a supervisor who will guide you during your research.
Once back in Leeds for Level 3 you will have 6 sessions with your supervisor, who will both give you advice and read a draft introduction or conclusion and a draft chapter. You will hand in the dissertation at the end of the second semester.
Undertaking a 20-credit dissertation gives you the opportunity to write a substantial piece of work in either Spanish or Portuguese, which should significantly develop both your research and writing skills.
Teaching methods
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
| Lecture | 2 | 1.00 | 2.00 |
| Tutorial | 6 | 0.50 | 3.00 |
| Private study hours | 195.00 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 5.00 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 200.00 | ||
Private study
Research on the chosen topic: 155Writing the Extended Essay: 40
Opportunities for Formative Feedback
6 tutorials during the course of Semester One of Level 3.Methods of assessment
Coursework
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
| Essay | 8,000 word essay in Spanish or Portuguese | 100.00 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100.00 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
Reading list
The reading list is available from the Library websiteLast updated: 20/04/2016
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