| CODE | DCS3031 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Dissertation | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||
| EQF/MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 12 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Dance Studies | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The unit focuses on the following: - The study of an aspect of dance presented in the form of a dissertation - An overview of theoretical approaches in the study of dance - The selection of bibliographic materials and management of sources - The identification of frameworks of thinking - Submission of a statement of intent identifying the chosen topic to be approved and supervised by a tutor, the framework for the enquiry and key source material - Small group seminar presentations - Individual tutorials – draft submissions - Final draft. Study-unit Aims: The study-unit aims to give the student the challenge to develop a project on their own, including deciding the focus, developing an in-depth research plan, and fulfillin it, as well as presenting a coherent piece of writing of significant length and scholarly style and value. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Demonstrate the ability to study in depth an approved topic of his/her own choosing; - Demonstrate achievement in writing of a scholarly approach to an intellectual enquiry; - Differentiate between fact, interpretation and assertion; - Use concepts as interpretative tools; - Write in a disciplined way utilising appropriate academic conventions and expressing ideas effectively. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Carry out research; - Critically analyse; - Do problem solving; - Evaluate; - Synthesize an extended piece of written work at the graduate level. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts: - Bell, Judith. 2010. Doing your Research Project, 5th ed. (Open University Press). - Chambers, Ellie and Andrew Northedge. (2000) The Arts Good Study Guide 3rd ed. (Milton Keynes: OU). - Fraleigh, Sondra Horton and Penelope Hanstein. (eds) 1999. Researching Dance: Evolving Modes of Enquiry (University of Pittsburgh Press). Supplementary reading: - McNiff, Jean. 2013.Action Research: Principles and Practice, 3rd ed. (Routledge). - Moustakas, Clark 1990. Heuristic Research: design, methodology and applications, (Sage). - Taylor, Gordon. 1989. A Student’s Writing Guide (Cambridge). |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2026/7. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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