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On completion of this module students should be able to:1. Establish individual research skills and develop critical thinking as instruments for appraisal and innovation in the culture of architecture and landscape. 2. Have acquired the skills of communication and documentation of research and critical thinking. 3. Attend, participate and engage in class discussions. 4. Develop a research proposal into a fully-referenced 5000-word essay (or equivalent output) incorporating a literature review and a full bibliography.
Indicative Module Content:- choosing and defining a research topic
- writing and honing a research proposal
- evaluating quality of sources
- referencing and citation
- structuring a long essay (+5000 words)
-compiling a literature review
- compiling an annotated bibliography
- locating and identifying relevant sources
- accessing and using archives
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 3 |
Seminar (or Webinar) | 15 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 90 |
Total | 108 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Assignment: Research Proposal, Literature Review and Outline | Unspecified | n/a | Graded | No | 25 |
Attendance: Attendance, Engagment and Participation in class | Unspecified | n/a | Graded | No | 25 |
Essay: A final research essay of 5000 words | Varies over the Trimester | n/a | Graded | Yes | 50 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Autumn | No |
• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
Students will receive feedback individually on their research proposal, literature review and outline. General feedback will be given during the seminars.
Name | Role |
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Mr Stephen Tierney | Tutor |