IE0204 Research and Writing for Arts 1

Academic year

2023 to 2024 Semester 2

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

20

The Scottish Credit Accumulation and Transfer (SCOTCAT) system allows credits gained in Scotland to be transferred between institutions. The number of credits associated with a module gives an indication of the amount of learning effort required by the learner. European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) credits are half the value of SCOTCAT credits.

SCQF level

SCQF level 6

The Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) provides an indication of the complexity of award qualifications and associated learning and operates on an ascending numeric scale from Levels 1-12 with SCQF Level 10 equating to a Scottish undergraduate Honours degree.

Availability restrictions

This module will only be available to students who have been accepted onto the Foundation Programme for Arts, January intake.

Planned timetable

To be arranged

This information is given as indicative. Timetable may change at short notice depending on room availability.

Module coordinator

Dr A Singh

Dr A Singh
This information is given as indicative. Staff involved in a module may change at short notice depending on availability and circumstances.

Module Staff

Dr Amritesh Singh

This information is given as indicative. Staff involved in a module may change at short notice depending on availability and circumstances.

Module description

This module aims to develop the language required for students to read effectively and efficiently, understand and evaluate texts of various genres, take notes and synthesise these in order to produce high quality written assignments, again in various genres. The language component takes students from basic clause and sentence structure through to the elements of cohesion essential for academic discourse, and is practised in the drafting and redrafting of essays and other pieces of writing. Attention is drawn to the particular discipline-specific characteristics of text in the reading component. The reading material is taken from a number of disciplines, thus demonstrating disciplinary differences and enhancing student vocabulary as well as background knowledge in a number of topics.

Assessment pattern

2-hour Written Examination = 50%, Coursework = 50%

Re-assessment

2-hour Written Examination = 100%

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

5 seminar classes per week x 10 weeks. 5 hours of scheduled revision week sessions

Scheduled learning hours

55

The number of compulsory student:staff contact hours over the period of the module.

Guided independent study hours

145

The number of hours that students are expected to invest in independent study over the period of the module.