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Undergraduate Programme and Module Handbook 2006-2007 (archived)

Module EAST3351: EAST ASIAN STUDIES DISSERTATION

Department: EAST ASIAN STUDIES

EAST3351: EAST ASIAN STUDIES DISSERTATION

Type Tied Level 3 Credits 20 Availability Available in 2006/07 Module Cap None. Location Durham
Tied to T100
Tied to T111
Tied to T1L2
Tied to T1R1
Tied to T1R2
Tied to T1R4
Tied to T1R7
Tied to T1V1
Tied to T1V5
Tied to T210
Tied to T211
Tied to T2L2
Tied to T2Q1
Tied to T2R3
Tied to T2RC
Tied to T2RF
Tied to T2RK
Tied to T2T4
Tied to T2T9
Tied to T2V1
Tied to T2V5

Prerequisites

  • None.

Corequisites

  • None.

Excluded Combination of Modules

  • None.

Aims

  • To offer students the opportunity to study a subject which is not otherwise covered by the syllabus, or to study it to greater depth than otherwise allowed.
  • To encourage students to show initiative in identifying and pursuing a topic appropriate for individual study within the field of East Asian Studies.
  • To encourage students to show initiative in conducting research in East Asia and the West which makes use of their language skills, trains them in the use of library and archive sources, and promotes in them the habit of independent critical and deductive thought.

Content

  • Students have a free choice within the field of Chinese and/or Japanese studies, subject to guidance from their Department tutor as to the feasibility of their proposed topic for study at this level and within the time constraints.
  • The dissertation must not normally exceed 10,000 words and should contain evidence of the use of Chinese and/or Japanese sources.
  • Attendance at the Dissertation Workshop is required.

Learning Outcomes

Subject-specific Knowledge:
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Subject-specific Skills:
    Key Skills:

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

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      Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

      Activity Number Frequency Duration Total/Hours
      Tutorials 6 At least 2 each in Epiphany & Easter Terms (year 3) and Michaelmas Term (year 4) 6
      Preparation and Reading 194
      Total 200

      Summative Assessment

      Component: Dissertation Component Weighting: 100%
      Element Length / duration Element Weighting Resit Opportunity
      dissertation 10000 words 100%

      Formative Assessment:

      None.


      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