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Undergraduate Handbook 2005-2006 (archived)

Module ARCH3371: ARCHAEOLOGY DISSERTATION (20 CREDITS)

Department: Archaeology

ARCH3371: ARCHAEOLOGY DISSERTATION (20 CREDITS)

Type	Level	Credits	Availability	Module Cap	Location
Tied	3	20	Available in 2005/2006	None.	Durham

Tied To

Pre-requisites

Archaeological Method and Theory (ARCH2121) OR Applied Archaeological Science (ARCH2041).

Corequisites

At least ONE other Level 3 module in Archaeology.

Excluded Combinations

Archaeology Dissertation (40 Credits) (ARCH3362).

Aims

To develop students' skills in independent research, the analysis and presentation of evidence and the structuring of argumentation by producing a dissertation (of 8,000 words) in a selected specialist area of archaeology.

Content

The student will undertake a piece of supervised, independent research and investigate the approved topic using an appropriate range of practical, laboratory and/or field techniques and produce a well-argued and presented report.

Learning Outcomes

Subject-specific Knowledge

At the end of the module, the student will have:
selected and developed a research topic, and demonstrated the ability to undertake independent research activity.
demonstrated the ability to achieve the above using a range of practical, laboratory or fieldwork skills.
conducted background reading and other secondary research into the topic.
prepared and presented the text, drawings and supporting material of a finished dissertation to an acceptable standard.

Subject-specific Skills

undertaking research in and reporting on a specific area of archaology, using core skills listed below.

Key Skills

Independent study
Design of a research programme
Collection, analysis and interpretation of primary data
Presentation of data and arguments in written and visual form

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

TEACHING & LEARNING: Tutorials; self-guided learning
ASSESSMENT: Dissertation; research design

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Activity	Number	Frequency	Duration	Total Hours
Tutorials	8	4 Per Term	1 Hour	8
Preparation and Reading				192
Total				200

Summative Assessment

Component	Component Weighting	Element	Length/Duration	Element Weighting	Resit Opportunity
Dissertation	100%	dissertation	8,000 words max.	100%

Formative Assessment

Outline Research Design 500 words, mid-Michaelmas; Research Design 2,000 words, end Michaelmas Term.

Students who do not attend monitored activities shown under Teaching Methods and Learning Hours, or who fail to complete the summative or formative assessment(s) specified above, may be subject to the Academic Progress procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University.