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On successful completion of this module students are expected to be able to scope, structure, draft, edit, and finalise a literature review.
Within this process, they should be able to:
critically appraise literature sources;se authoritative sources to develop a statement on the state of knowledge for a defined topic.
identify opportunities in feedback.
Students will prepare a literature review on an assigned or agreed topic, which is a statement of the current state of knowledge within a defined scope, based on available and authoritative published sources.
In-class topics will include these or similar:
1) Database searching (databases, search engines, search methods; retrieving full-text papers).
2) Getting started. Three-line thesis writing exercise.
3) Sources and referencing.
4) Composing and editing.
5) Critical evaluation.
6) Finishing.
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 8 |
Tutorial | 8 |
Specified Learning Activities | 16 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 72 |
Total | 104 |
Students will be expected to actively familiarise themselves with referencing software, such as EndNote Online, which is fully supported by UCD. EndNote Online courses are available to book through UCD Library, and are free of charge, though numbers are limited. This should be completed by the end of week 4 of Semester 1.
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Spring | No |
• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
Students will receive individual feedback on their Three-Line Thesis submission, with further cycles of submission and feedback until the document receives a "perfect" status. There are no marks associated with the Three-Line Thesis exercise. Students submit a draft Literature Review for summative assessment (20%), to a potential supervisor, who will return the document post-assessment with feedback. Where the draft does not meet the pass standard, students will be able to re-submit at this stage. The later final submission will be for summative assessment (70%), with grading criteria including the student's response to feedback.
Name | Role |
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Assoc Professor Jens Carlsson | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Assoc Professor Barry John McMahon | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Assoc Professor Paul Murphy | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Dr Magdalena Necpalova | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Ms Carmel Norris | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Professor Olaf Schmidt | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Assoc Professor Helen Sheridan | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Dr Dara Stanley | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Dr Saoirse Tracy | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |