This will provide students with the opportunity to carry out a piece of independent research, on a topic of your own choosing, and thus demonstrate your ability to investigate a topic in detail and conduct research.

4x1hr individual supervision sessions TBA; 4x1hr lectures TBA

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The standard assessments for this course are: 

■ Dissertation (12,000 words) - 90%  

■ Presentation of 15 minutes - 10% 

If required, for instance where a disability prevents a student from undertaking a specific method of assessment, the following alternatives are available: 

■ There are no alternatives to the dissertation, but flexible deadlines can be offered as reasonable adjustment (Students should follow the usual process for extensions). 

■ A video recording or script as alternative to the presentation. 

Further reasonable adjustments may be provided where necessary. Students are encouraged to consult with the course convenor.  

This course aims to:

• Develop an original research proposal in information studies or digital humanities

• Identify and apply research methods relevant to the field

• Discover the structure, format and writing standards required of a dissertation

• Present a research proposal and answer questions on it

• Conduct a piece of independent research

•Write a dissertation to an accepted standard

By the end of this course students will be able to:

• Clearly and concisely present a research proposal

• Summarise and critique existing scholarship related to their research

• Apply an appropriate methodology for their research

• Collect and compile relevant research data and/or evidence

• Critically analyse the research data/evidence collected

• Produce detailed and informed knowledge of the chosen topic

•Cogently and coherently present the results of their research in an appropriate written fashion