Module Details |
The information contained in this module specification was correct at the time of publication but may be subject to change, either during the session because of unforeseen circumstances, or following review of the module at the end of the session. Queries about the module should be directed to the member of staff with responsibility for the module. |
Title | Research Project | ||
Code | ENGL786 | ||
Coordinator |
Dr WG Slocombe English W.Slocombe@liverpool.ac.uk |
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Year | CATS Level | Semester | CATS Value |
Session 2022-23 | Level 7 FHEQ | Whole Session | 120 |
Aims |
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The aim of this module is to provide students with appropriate support to produce an individual piece of research, and consider how to communicate that research in different ways. Through individual support from experts in the field, as well as peer-learning, students will use their research skills to create a substantial piece of research that makes an independent contribution to the field of science fiction. Students will learn through ‘doing’ research, but also through seeing how others ‘do’ research, and learn to produce individual pieces of work through collaboration and working with others. |
Learning Outcomes |
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(LO1) Upon completion of this module, students will be able to: produce a substantial and coherent piece of work based upon independent research. |
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(LO2) Upon completion of this module, students will be able to: situate their own thinking in relation to an appropriate body of existing critical work. |
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(LO3) Upon completion of this module, students will be able to: articulate advanced knowledge of a topic within the field of science fiction. |
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(S1) Communication (oral, written and visual) - Presentation skills (Written) |
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(S2) Communication (oral, written and visual) - Presentation skills (Oral) |
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(S3) Critical thinking and problem solving - Critical analysis |
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(S4) Critical thinking and problem solving - Synthesis |
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(S5) Information skills - Critical reading |
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(S6) Research skills - All Information skills |
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(S7) Skills in using technology - Using common applications (word processing, databases, spreadsheets etc) |
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(S8) Time and project management - Project planning |
Syllabus |
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This module supports students in their individual research project through a series of individual supervisions and two facilitated workshops. The aim of these is to balance between individual support and peer-to-peer learning and feedback, to encourage the sharing of working practices and community. The intended syllabus is over the course of a year, with 8 individual supervisions, lasting approximately an hour, scheduled regularly over the course of the project, with two key opportunities to participate in organised group activities, one involving all MA students studying on Science Fiction Studies programmes and one a trouble-shooting workshop towards the conclusion of the module. There will be opportunities provided for online activities to be arranged by students, within groups, to further support their learning and sense of community, structured through their chosen area of specialism but with opportunities to engage more widely. The syllabus below is indicative, dependin g upon the schedule of individual supervisions: 1. (October) Individual Supervision* * online or on-campus (depending upon the study mode chosen by the student) |
Teaching and Learning Strategies |
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Teaching method: Group Workshop Teaching method: Individual Supervision Teaching method: SF Research Conference Description of how self-directed learning hours may be used: |
Teaching Schedule |
Lectures | Seminars | Tutorials | Lab Practicals | Fieldwork Placement | Other | TOTAL | |
Study Hours |
2 8 6 |
16 | |||||
Timetable (if known) |
120 mins X 1 totaling 2
60 mins X 1 totaling 8 360 mins X 1 totaling 6 |
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Private Study | 1184 | ||||||
TOTAL HOURS | 1200 |
Assessment |
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EXAM | Duration | Timing (Semester) |
% of final mark |
Resit/resubmission opportunity |
Penalty for late submission |
Notes |
CONTINUOUS | Duration | Timing (Semester) |
% of final mark |
Resit/resubmission opportunity |
Penalty for late submission |
Notes |
Draft Section 1 (No Resit, Not Anonymous) | 0 | 0 | ||||
Conference Paper [No Resit, Not Anonymous] | 15 | 0 | ||||
Draft Section 2 (No Resit, Not Anonymous) | 0 | 0 | ||||
Research Project (Resit, Not Anonymous) | 0 | 100 |
Recommended Texts |
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Reading lists are managed at readinglists.liverpool.ac.uk. Click here to access the reading lists for this module. |