Module FOUD0397: Extended Essay – Arts and Humanities

Department: Foundation Year (Durham)

FOUD0397: Extended Essay – Arts and Humanities

Prerequisites

• None

Corequisites

• • Academic Practice in Arts and Humanities

Excluded Combination of Modules

• • Key Skills and Language for Higher Education • Academic Practice in Social Sciences • Preparation for Academic Study in English • Extended Project - Social Sciences • Extended Essay - History

Aims

• To allow students to pursue and develop subject specific interests;
• To allow students to work independently with supervision in some depth;
• To develop methods of research and analysis.

Content

• Identify a subject area which can be focused under supervision;
• Construct an action plan;
• Keep a reflective diary for meeting with academic advisor to identify areas of strengths and weaknesses;
• Produce an extensive bibliography of different types of sources which will include primary and secondary;
• Outline a research proposal for discussion and agreement with advisor;
• Carry out individual research of specific subject area;
• Produce final extended essay.

Learning Outcomes

• By the end of this module students will have acquired the knowledge to be able to:
• Develop their skills to analyse and make use of a variety of sources and materials specific to their topic (SK1);
• Develop their writing skills according to subject specific practices (SK2).

• By the end of the module the student will:
• Be able to select suitable and relevant source materials (SS1);
• Be able to read and critically analyse a range of sources (SS2);
• Be able to present information according to the methods relevant to their subject area (SS3);
• Be able to construct academic arguments using a range of sources (SS4).

• By the end of the module the student will:
• Develop independent learning (KS1);
• Work closely with a supervisor to develop research skills (KS2);
• Research appropriate sources (KS3);
• Develop analytical skills (KS4);
• Develop writing skills to present research in the correct format (KS5).

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

• Students will develop their research skills through a series of meetings with their academic advisor;
• Students will be expected to keep a formative reflective diary to identify areas of strengths and weaknesses to improve development;
• Students will be expected to follow an action plan to ensure they adhere to a strict timetable;
• Extended Essay will assess all learning outcomes.
• Essay reflection will assess KS1.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Summative Assessment

Formative Assessment:

• Action plan • Research proposal • Bibliography

■ 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