Programme/Approved Electives for 2021/22
None
Available as a Free Standing Elective
No
This module represents the culmination of the 3 year degree in Liberal Arts. It provides an exciting opportunity for you to demonstrate your knowledge and understanding of the interdisciplinary perspectives and approaches used within the Liberal Arts by focusing on a topic/themes/issue/area of your own choosing that reflects your interest and developing specialism. You will be supported throughout by a nominated and dedicated supervisor who will provide support, advice and assistance to help you deliver an extended piece of work. In all, this module is an important component of your degree. It will allow and encourage you to demonstrate your knowledge and skills through engaging the research process so that you can define, design, and execute your own research project in a chosen area. This will show prospective employers that you are a skilled and dedicated independent researcher capable of designing, developing and delivering a long term project and can communicate, using a number of means and methods, effectively. This module is similarly appropriate if you want to remain in education because it will enable you to practice and hone the kinds of independent research skills that are essential in postgraduate education.
Aims
To allow students to identify a specific problem or area of investigation, design and complete a research project and produce an appropriate associated outputTo enable students to demonstrate the ability to apply knowledge of the broad spectrum of Liberal Arts approaches to an extended independent research projectTo enable students to work independently on a significant piece of work and demonstrate their ability to manage and deliver research projectTo be able to deal with complex issues both systematically and creativelyTo apply concepts, theories and methods used in the study of the Liberal ArtsTo gather, select and organise evidence, data and information from a variety of secondary and/or primary sourcesTo interpret, analyse and deploy that evidence, data and informationTo synthesise relevant information, exercise critical judgement and construct reasoned argument
Intended Learning Outcomes
design a research project from within the broad range of Liberal Arts approaches and perspectives, themes, topics and areas: 1communicate effectively using written and visual methods: 1apply a critical and analytical approach to problem solving and the necessary project and time management skills required for the successful delivery of an independent study project: 1apply concepts and theories and deal with complex issues both systematically and creatively: 1evaluate and apply appropriate research and/or methodological processes and skills to achieve the aims of the project to gather, select and organise evidence, data and information from a variety of secondary and primary sources: 1
Workshops: 6 hoursPresentation session: 2 hoursIndividual supervision: 2 hoursResearch: 180 hoursPreparation for presentation: 10 hoursWriting plan: 30 hoursWriting dissertation: 55 hoursPolishing and proof-reading: 15 hours
Students choose this module or LIB-30002
Description of Module Assessment
1: Research Report weighted 100%Submission of final project report in the form of a dissertationAn appropriately written, structured and referenced 10,000 word dissertation/research report on a topic/theme/issue chosen by the student in consultation with and supervised by a member of the programme team.