Postgraduate Programme and Module Handbook 2014-2015 (archived)
Module ARCH42315: PRACTICAL RESEARCH AND STUDY SKILLS
Department: Archaeology
ARCH42315:
PRACTICAL RESEARCH AND STUDY SKILLS
| Type |
Tied |
Level |
4 |
Credits |
15 |
Availability |
Available in 2014/15 |
Prerequisites
- RESEARCH AND STUDY SKILLS IN SOCIAL ARCHAEOLOGY
Corequisites
Excluded Combination of Modules
Aims
- TO ENABLE STUDENTS TO ACQUIRE, DEVELOP AND APPLY A VARIETY OF PRACTICAL AND INTELLECTUAL RESEARCH METHODS AND SKILLS
Content
- INDICATIVE CONTENT
- GIS
- GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY
- ARTEFACT CATALOGUING
- SPATIAL ANALYSIS
- CERAMIC ANALYSIS
Learning Outcomes
- AN ADVANCED KNOWLEDGE OF A PRACTICAL RESEARCH APPLICATION
- PRACTICAL UNDERSTANDING AND INTERPRETATION OF A RANGE OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH SKILLS
- STUDENTS WILL HAVE APPLIED IT TO A RANGE OF TASKS INCLUDING THE GATHERING OF DATA AND PRESENTATION OF ARGUMENT AND ANALYSIS.
Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to
the learning outcomes of the module
- LECTURES, SEMINARS, PRACTICALS AND FIELDTRIPS
Teaching Methods and Learning Hours
| Activity |
Number |
Frequency |
Duration |
Total/Hours |
|
| PRACTICAL |
1 |
1 |
3 HOURS |
3 |
|
| LECTURE |
1 |
1 |
1 HOUR |
1 |
| SEMINAR |
1 |
1 |
1 HOUR |
1 |
| FIELD TRIPS |
5 |
1 |
5 HOURS |
5 |
| PREPARATION AND READING |
|
|
|
140 |
|
| TOTAL |
|
|
|
150 |
|
Summative Assessment
| Component: Assignment |
Component Weighting: 100% |
| Element |
Length / duration |
Element Weighting |
Resit Opportunity |
| Assignment |
3000 words |
100% |
|
As RSS is a prerequisite the formative on RSS is the formative for this module
■ 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
