Module Information
- Dr Alastair Matthew Kocho-Williams
- Dr Eryn Mant White
- Dr Michael Frederick Roberts
- Professor Peter Nigel Borsay
- Mr William David Jones
- Professor Bjorn Klaus Udo Weiler
- Dr David Ceri Jones
- Dr Carl Stuart Watkins
- Miss Arddun Hedydd Arwyn
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- Dr Elizabeth Anne New
- Dr Jessica Faith Gibbs
- Professor Michael Philip Brown
- Dr Steven David Thompson
- Professor Martyn John Powell
- Dr Peter Alan Lambert
- Dr Paul Brendan O'Leary
- Dr Richard G Coopey
Course Delivery
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Lecture | 3 x 2 hour lectures in Semester 1 |
Seminars / Tutorials | 1 x 2 hour workshop, 1x 30 minute tutorial. |
Assessment
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Aims
The Dissertation is an essential core element in the single honours programmes in the Department. It enables students to develop independent research skills, building on their previous learning experience within the Department. This module will guide students through the preparation, planning and writing of such an extended piece of historical writing.
Brief description
The first semester of this module provides students with a foundation for the planning and researching of their undergraduate dissertation. During the first semester, students will choose and define their topic, with the guidance of staff members, so that an individual supervisor may be allocated to them. Lectures and workshops will discuss the problems of selecting and refining a subject for study and of locating sources and producing bibliographies. After the end of Session 4, a supervisor will be designated for each student and the remaining sessions in the first semester will take the form of small group meetings with supervisors. Thereafter, students will receive individual supervision meetings as they proceed with the research and writing of the 12,000 dissertation.
Content
Session 1: Introduction to writing a dissertation (2 hours)
Session 2: Information technology and skills (2 hours)
Session 3: Sources and Research (2 hours)
Session 4: Defining the Topic: a workshop for students to discuss their ideas, in consultation with members of staff (2 hours)
Session 5: Individual meeting with designated supervisor (30 minutes)
Session 6: Sources (2 hours)
Session 7: Historigraphical Matters (2 hours)
Session 8: Planning (2 hours)
Semester 2
2 x 2 hour group sessions, one in Week 2 and one in Week 8, as well as individual meetings with supervisor
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 6