| CODE | IDG5000 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Dissertation | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 60 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Institute of Digital Games | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit constitutes the dissertation requirement of the programme in Digital Games. It is split in two components namely the project/dissertation itself and a presentation of same project/dissertation. Students must concurrently complete and pass in both components. Students focus their effort on a specific problem within the Digital Games domain and conduct an academic research investigation. Study-unit Aims: This study-unit aims to teach students how to: - Identify an appropriate problem; - Plan a research investigation; - Execute a research investigation/project; - Report findings in a communicative manner. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Assess the outcomes required by different types of questions; - Identify the appropriate research process answering a given specific question; and - Execute a systematic investigation. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Undertake a research investigation; - Bring to fruition a project having certain objective within an agreed timeframe using available resources. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - Booth, C. (1995), The Craft of Research, University of Chicago P. - Additional texts as identified by advisor(s). |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | **September Assessment Session: Students who fail to obtain an overall pass mark will be re-examined in the Dissertation. However, the resit availability for the Oral Examination and Symposium is at the discretion of the Board of Examiners. | ||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Dissertation | ||||||||
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