EN4398 Short Dissertation

Academic year

2024 to 2025 Semester 1

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

15

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 10

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

Available only to students also doing ID4002. Places on ID4002 will be limited and entry will be competitive. Only those applicants who are successful in being admitted to the placement module will be participants in this module.

Planned timetable

TBC

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

Module Staff

To be arranged

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 complements ID4002 'Communication and Teaching in Arts and Humanities' in which students gain substantial experience of a working environment. This module provides the opportunity for students to carry out an extended piece of work (in the form of a short dissertation) on a topic related to their work in ID4002. For example, the topic could have a pedagogical focus, exploring the place of English in education, or it could be a more detailed exploration of a subject related to the student's work in ID4002.

Relationship to other modules

Pre-requisites

BEFORE TAKING THIS MODULE YOU MUST PASS EN2003 AND PASS EN2004

Co-requisites

YOU MUST ALSO TAKE ID4002

Assessment pattern

Coursework = 100%

Re-assessment

exam = 100%

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

3 hours of classes over the semester, plus consultation hours.

Scheduled learning hours

3

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

Guided independent study hours

147

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

Intended learning outcomes

  • Construct a sustained argument within a longer format than they have previously encountered
  • Identify, with help from their supervisor, a suitable dissertation topic with a pedagogical focus
  • Manage their time carefully
  • Understand and respect conventions of academic style
  • Demonstrate a deeper knowledge or understanding not only of the pedagogical topic of the dissertation but also of the methods of individual research