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Programme and Module Handbook

Undergraduate Programme and Module Handbook 2013-2014 (archived)

Module THMN1187: Literature Review

Department: Theology and Ministry

THMN1187: Literature Review

Type Open Level 1 Credits 10 Availability Available in 2013/14 Module Cap None. Location Durham

Prerequisites

  • None

Corequisites

  • None

Excluded Combination of Modules

  • None

Aims

  • To enable students to survey literature in a special area of interest which does not overlap with work which they are submitting for assessment elsewhere in their course.

Content

  • Review of small range of sources (e.g. 5 books or 10 chapters or articles) on a topic of the student's choice within the scope of the Theology and Ministry Programme, subject to approval by the Course Teachers' Meeting.

Learning Outcomes

Subject-specific Knowledge:
    Subject-specific Skills:
      Key Skills:
      • By the end of the module the student will be able to:
      • 1. Identify a suitable topic for a research project
      • 2. Frame a title and appropriately bound the subject area
      • 3. Undertake guided and independent reading
      • 4. Present an essay summarizing and evaluating source material.

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

      • 3 supervisions of 1 hour

      Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

      Activity Number Frequency Duration Total/Hours

      Summative Assessment

      Component: Review Component Weighting: 100%
      Element Length / duration Element Weighting Resit Opportunity
      Review 4000 words 100%

      Formative Assessment:

      Oral feedback in supervision sessions and written feedback where appropriate.


      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