Module ARCH51860: DISSERTATION

Department: Archaeology

ARCH51860: DISSERTATION

Pre-requisites

Corequisites

Excluded Combinations

Aims

• To ensure that students have the opportunity to engage in research, practising, developing and demonstrating research skills in a particular facet of the subject.

Content

• Under guidance of the assigned dissertation supervisor, students will cover the following:
• familiarisation with published literature on a specific topic
• development of a research design
• data collection; evaluation and drawing of conclusions. Data may derive from fieldwork, library or laboratory
• writing and presenting a dissertation of up to 15,000 words in a manner and format appropriate to the subject area.

Learning Outcomes

• Students will show in-depth knowledge of bioarchaeological theory and methodology in their specialist topic, demonstrating critical awareness and understanding of their research in the wider setting of bioarchaeology.

• Students will demonstrate familiarity +with published literature relevant to the subject, be able to gather data and critically evaluate findings.

• The ability to collect and analyse relevant bioarchaeological materials and/or data, draw relevant conclusions and to present these in an appropriate form.

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

• The planning of research and dissertation outline is discussed in a lecture as part of ARCH40130. Students will present their dissertation design in class and will receive feedback. Subsequently, tutorials on a one-to-one basis will give further guidance.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Summative Assessment

Formative Assessment

Research design 1,500 words