2019/20 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

FOAR3000 Independent Research Project in Liberal Arts

40 creditsClass Size: 100

Module manager: Prof Mark Wynn
Email: m.wynn@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2019/20

This module is not approved as a discovery module

Module summary

The module is designed to provide the student with an opportunity to deepen their understanding of a theme or themes of their choosing. The form of the assessment will be negotiated with the student, but will normally include an extended writing assignment. Students will normally engage with a theme relevant to one of the Liberal Arts Topic areas studied in previous years, and where appropriate they will be encouraged to make connections with the field represented in their major. The project will involve the use of cross-disciplinary skills of enquiry.

Objectives

To enable students to design and undertake a programme of learning and assessment in Liberal Arts.

Learning outcomes
- Knowledge and understanding of the themes that are studied in the module
- Appropriate skills of cross-disciplinary enquiry
- Appropriate skills of independent research
- Appropriate skills of working with a supervisor

Syllabus

To be negotiated with the student. If solely by written work, then assignments should total 10,000 to 12,000 words. Assessment will be appropriate to the subject area, and may include presentations, exams, etc.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Supervision Meetings	6	1.00	6.00
Private study hours			394.00
Total Contact hours			6.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			400.00

Private study

This will depend on the nature of assessment, but will include some of: research, writing, preparing presentations, discussions with other students.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

If assessment is by dissertation or essay/s, one draft of the dissertation or essay/s to be submitted well in advance of the deadline.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Essay	10,000 to 12,000 words	100.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

10,000 to 12,000 words in total, to inlcude one or more projects, the details of which are to be decided in discussion with the student.

Reading list

There is no reading list for this module

Last updated: 03/10/2018

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