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Programme and Module Handbook

Undergraduate Programme and Module Handbook 2005-2006 (archived)

Module MEIS3091: DISSERTATION

Department: GOVERNMENT AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS (MIDDLE EASTERN AND ISLAMIC STUDIES)

MEIS3091: DISSERTATION

Type Open Level 3 Credits 20 Availability Available in 2005/06 Module Cap None. Location Durham

Prerequisites

  • None.

Corequisites

  • None.

Excluded Combination of Modules

  • None.

Aims

  • To provide a basic introduction to research methods and techniques, and an opportunity to develop an interest in a subject of the student's own choice in greater depth.

Content

  • Any subject relating to the Middle East, subject to approval by the Board of Studies.

Learning Outcomes

Subject-specific Knowledge:
  • .
Subject-specific Skills:
    Key Skills:

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

      • .

      Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

      Activity Number Frequency Duration Total/Hours
      Other (Individual Supervision) 4 As agreed with Supervisor 1 hour 4
      Prepration and Reading 196
      Total 200

      Summative Assessment

      Component: Dissertation Component Weighting: 100%
      Element Length / duration Element Weighting Resit Opportunity
      Dissertation 10000 words, due the final day of the Epiphany Term 100%

      Formative Assessment:

      N/A

      ■ Attendance at all activities marked with this symbol will be monitored. Students who fail to attend these activities, or to complete the summative or formative assessment specified above, will be subject to the procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University