Module Identifier
RS32700
Module Title
LITERATURE PROJECT IN RURAL STUDIES
Academic Year
2008/2009
Co-ordinator
Professor Charles J Newbold
Semester
Semester 1
Mutually Exclusive
AG32720
Mutually Exclusive
RS31330
Other Staff
 

Course Delivery

Delivery Type Delivery length / details
Lecture 1 x 2 hr lecture/briefing per week
 

Assessment

Assessment Type Assessment length / details Proportion
Semester Assessment Essay: Two essays of 5,000 words each, one per semester, or one essay of 10,000 words, as directed by the scheme co-ordinator  100%
Supplementary Assessment Resubmission of the literature project  100%

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this module, students should be able to:

1. Demonstrate the skills necessary to research literature on a particular topic.

2. Identify relevant issues.

3. Critically discuss evidence.

4. Produce coherent, fully referenced essays.

5. Develop a critical, evaluative and analytical approach towards a body of literature.

Aims

This module aims to equip students with the skills to undertake a comprehensive review of literature and to enable them to produce coherent, fully informed extended essays.




Transferable skills

.1 Independent project work
This literature review(s) will develop students' ability to work independently.

.2 IT and information handling
It is expected that the essay(s) will be word processed.

.4 Writing in an academic context
This skill is an integral feature of the literature reviews, and students will be assessed on this ability.

.7 Self management
Students will be expected to manage their own time in order to meet submission deadlines.


Reading List


Quinn G P and Keough M J (2002) Experimental design and data analysis for biologists Cambridge University Press Primo search The Oxford English Dictionary

Notes

This module is at CQFW Level 6