Project-Based Dissertation
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| ENGL3045 | English | 3 | 20 | Full Year UK |
- Code
- ENGL3045
- School
- English
- Level
- 3
- Credits
- 20
- Semesters
- Full Year UK
Summary
This project-based dissertation will consist of School identified projects involving placements or periods of observation and activity with outside partners and within the University. Partners include Lakeside Arts Centre, Nottingham Playhouse, and Manuscripts and Special Collections. The dissertation will be a specialist study and academic evaluation of the placement experience and/or its findings. All topics and the required programme of work are to be identified and approved by the convenor in agreement with the project partner.
Target Students
Only available for all final-year students on SH and JH English programmes. Not available to exchange students or 2+2 students.There is a limited number of places on this module, and students will only be admitted following application and interview.
Classes
- One 1-hour tutorial each week for 4 weeks
An agreed programme of applied work during Autumn and Spring semesters, plus equivalent of 4 supervisory meetings across the year: initial meetings to refine topic, research strategies & programme, meetings to which you bring chapter plan(s) & evaluations; final meeting to discuss draft chapter(s). Further training on ethics, professional practice, work organisation and presentation of findings will be given.
Assessment
- 100% Coursework 1: 5000 - 7000-word dissertation or equivalent length project to be agreed with the module convenor. Failure to comply with ethics requirements will result in a maximum possible mark of 40% for the module.
Assessed by end of spring semester
Educational Aims
This module aims to provide students with the opportunity to:research in depth a specific topic with a significant applied aspect to the research, under the direction of a member of staffwork and collaborate with partners outside the School context (e.g. theatres)present a sustained analysis of their work, thus developing their capacity for independent study.Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and understanding
- of an area of study within English from an applied perspective
- of practical, critical and theoretical approaches to the applied work, employing appropriate critical and descriptive terminologies in the written portion of the module
- of current contexts for the application and dissemination of English literature, language and drama
Intellectual skills
- The ability to think independently within the intellectual framework of current scholarship in the chosen topic
- The ability to understand complex ideas and relate them to specific problems or questions
- The ability to acquire substantial quantities of information systematically and process it effectively
- The ability to organise both practical and intellectual programmes of research
Professional practical skills
- The ability to carry out independent research and professional activity in the context of collaborations with a team of practitioners or professionals
- The ability to articulate knowledge and understanding of literary, linguistic and theoretical concepts relating to both English and applied work, using appropriate terminology
- The ability to present a logical and sustained written analysis of research findings
- The ability to communicate accurately, grammatically and effectively both orally and in writing, demonstrating awareness of the importance of style and register in communication, and present written material using conventions appropriate to literary or language work including bibliographies
- The ability to engage in independent research (including the use of scholarly resources and databases), to evaluate the material so acquired and use it appropriately
- The ability to practise and develop creative and technical skills in writing for publication and performance
Transferable (key) skills
- The ability to work productively with others
- The ability to communicate effectively in writing and discussion
- The ability to organise and manage working time, including scheduling tasks and meeting deadlines
- The ability to retrieve information from a range of written and electronic sources and present the results in a clear and accurate fashion
- The ability to carry out continuous processes of evaluation, reflecting upon and assessing progress, strengths and weaknesses
- The ability to develop organisational and vocational skills