2008/09 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

ENGL3440 English Dissertation

20 creditsClass Size: 100

School of English

Module manager: Dr Fiona Becket
Email: f.d.becket@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan), Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2008/09

This module is not approved as an Elective

Objectives

To provide students with an opportunity to develop a particular interest through individual research.

Learning outcomes
Students will have developed:
the ability to use written communication effectively;
the capacity to analyse and critically examine diverse forms of discourse;
the ability to manage quantities of complex information in a structured and systematic way;
the capacity for independent thought and judgement;
critical reasoning;
research skills, including the retrieval of information, the organisation of material and the evaluation of its importance;
IT skills;
efficient time management and organisation skills;
the ability to learn independently.

Skills outcomes
Skills for effective communication, oral and written.
Capacity to analyse and critically examine diverse forms of discourse.
Ability to acquire quantities of complex information of diverse kinds in a structured and systematic way.
Capacity for independent thought and judgement.
Critical reasoning.
Research skills, including information retrieval skills, the organisation of material, and the evaluation of its importance.
IT skills.
Time management and organisational skills.
Independent learning.Skills for effective communication, oral and written.
Capacity to analyse and critically examine diverse forms of discourse.
Ability to acquire quantities of complex information of diverse kinds in a structured and systematic way.
Capacity for independent thought and judgement.
Critical reasoning.
Research skills, including information retrieval skills, the organisation of material, and the evaluation of its importance.
IT skills.
Time management and organisational skills.
Independent learning.

Syllabus

Dissertation on a topic to be approved by the Chair of the School's Teaching and Learning Committee.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Supervision	4	1.00	4.00
Private study hours			196.00
Total Contact hours			4.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			200.00

Private study

Reading, researching, writing.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Individual supervision meetings.

Submission of draft work (up to c.2000 words).

Outline plan of the Dissertation.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Essay or Dissertation	7000 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

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 25/03/2010

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