2017/18 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue

DESN5309M Dissertation: Fashion Enterprise and Society

45 creditsClass Size: 20

Module manager: Dr Pammi Sinha
Email: p.sinha@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: 1 Apr to 30 Sep View Timetable

Year running 2017/18

Module replaces

DESN5306M

This module is not approved as an Elective

Objectives

The dissertation modules give the opportunity for students to explore an issue of contemporary academic and/or business interest, in the subject area of Fashion and Design, by critical review and analysis of literature and further primary and/or analysis of secondary research. The integration of the teaching programme within the Enterprise Centre and the School of Design has the potential to give rise to novel approaches to the subject and research questions of interest to the wider academic and professional design community.

Learning outcomes
On completion of this module. students will be able to:
- demonstrate an ability to apply skills and knowledge acquired throughout the programme to the framing of specific research questions;
- formulate detailed research design for investigation;
- demonstrate appropriate academic rigor in the acquisition, critical analysis and presentation of conceptual and empirical material derived from primary and secondary sources;
- successfully implement a chosen research project exhibiting high quality written skills under the guidance and supervision of a faculty supervisor;
- If conducted as a team, to develop and exhibit team-working and project management skills in initiating; managing integrating a dissertation.

Skills outcomes
- demonstrate information and analysis skills
- critical articulation and synthesis of secondary research findings
- development of methodologies to address research questions
- written / communication skills

Syllabus

Students are to provide an individual piece of work based upon a sound understanding of the research methodology.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Lectures	2	1.00	2.00
Seminars	10	0.50	5.00
Independent online learning hours			443.00
Private study hours			0.00
Total Contact hours			7.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			450.00

Private study

The module is extensively run via private study and is very much student driven. Students are expected to work full time on this over the summer months.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Students will be expected to negotiate a schedule of deliverables over the course of their supervision (including a first and final draft dissertation) which will act to monitor their progress and give feedback on their research as it's undertaken

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Essay or Dissertation	12000-15000 words	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

There is no reading list for this module

Last updated: 22/11/2017

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