Module THMN1187: Literature Review

Department: Theology and Ministry

THMN1187: Literature Review

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

• 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

Summative Assessment

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