9 week SEPMA Dissertation Development course outline

9 week SEPMA Dissertation Development course outline

Dear students,

Please find a link to your 9 week SEPMA Dissertation Development course outline. Please be advised that this is a provisional course outline, therefore topics and sources might change as the course progresses. I've also pasted the same content below, just in case you can't access the file through google docs.

EFUP term module outline

Class name: R&S SEPMA Dissertation Development

Teacher name: Katie Malik

Term start date: 7th January 2013

Week

Subject/Topic

Resources/Materials

Assessed component dates and deadlines

1 (7th Jan-11th Jan)

Introduction to dissertation development.

Choosing a topic. 

Research skills. 

Process of writing a dissertation.

Teacher's material. 

"The postgraduate research handbook." G.Whisker

www.vitae.ac.uk

2 (14th Jan- 18th Jan)

Selecting & researching.

Literature search and review. 

Methods & methodologies. 

Note taking.

"The postgraduate research handbook." G.Whisker

Oxford EAP, E.de Chazal & S. McCarter (Unit 12, Textbooks-summarising information to make notes)

3 ( 21st Jan- 25th Jan)

Writing the proposal.

Carrying out the research.

Presentations & Tutorials.

Peer assessment.

"The postgraduate research handbook." G.Whisker

Teacher's material.

4 (28th Jan- 1st Feb)

Acknowledging sources- Referencing & Intellectual honesty. 

Writing workshop.

Visits from post graduate students.

Guided study.

Teacher's material.

http://www.bbk.ac.uk/mybirkbeck/

http://learning.londonmet.ac.uk

Project Proposal Submission, Monday 28th Jan 2013)

5  (4th Feb- 8th Feb)

Writing an annotated bibliography.

Writing workshop.

Guided study.

Structuring the dissertation as it develops.

"The postgraduate research handbook." G.Whisker

Teacher's material.

Oxford EAP, E.de Chazal & S. McCarter (Unit 12, Textbooks-annotating a text)

http://www.writing.utoronto.ca

http://www.lc.unsw.edu.au

6 (11th Feb- 15th Feb)

Analysing data, thinking about findings and interpreting results.

Stylistic convention and written precision.

Guided study.

"The postgraduate research handbook." G.Whisker

Teacher's material.

Annotated Bibliography Submission, Friday 22nd Feb

7 (18th Feb-22 Feb)

Redrafting & Tutorials.

Guided study.

Final draft Submission.

"The postgraduate research handbook." G.Whisker

Teacher's material.

ILP Final Draft Submission, Friday 22nd Feb

8 (25th Feb- 1st Mar)

Redrafting & Tutorials.

Creating checklists.

Guided study.

Teacher's material.

9 (4th Mar- 8th Mar)

Final ILP submission.

ILP Submission, Monday 4th Mar