DISSERTATION (MRES TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETING STUDIES) - 2020/1

Module Overview

This module allows students to specialise in an aspect of the programme which is of particular interest to them by writing-up a substantial dissertation text of 16000 words (excluding data appendices and bibliography). This project will be based on thorough research on a specific Translation Studies issue. Successful completion of the module requires frequent, close collaboration with a supervisor, as well as excellent planning and organisation skills.

Module provider

School of Literature and Languages

Module Leader

ASIMAKOULAS Dimitris (Lit & Langs)

Number of Credits: 120

ECTS Credits: 60

Framework: FHEQ Level 7

Module cap (Maximum number of students): N/A

Module Availability

Year long

Prerequisites / Co-requisites

N/A

Module content

Indicative content includes:

• Academic writing tutorials


• Proposal planning sessions


• Dissertation preparation workshops


• Finalised dissertation proposal


• One-to-one dissertation supervision and review meetings


• Independent research on chosen topic

Assessment pattern

Alternative Assessment

N/A

Assessment Strategy

The assessment strategy is designed to provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate the ability to produce an original piece of work commensurate with the MRes level, work independently and comply with academic standards.

Thus, the summative assessment for this module consists of:

• An MRes dissertation of 16 thousand words (100% weighting)

 

Formative assessment

Students will discuss the development of their research topic in structured meetings (see learning and teaching methods above), with a supervisor designated to them by the Programme Leader. Whilst these meetings take place throughout the course, a number of them is directly linked to a Semester 1 module entitled 'Research Topics'. One of the main assessments in this module entails writing-up a project proposal, which will ultimately be the finalised proposal for the dissertation project. 

Feedback

Students will receive written feedback on their dissertation proposals and on their dissertations, as well as oral or written feedback on agreed drafts submitted to their supervisors. 

Module aims

• Guide students along the elaboration of an appropriate research topic, ideally a topic that has already been identified in their taught modules (especially their research topics/methodology modules)
• Encourage students to discuss the topic critically
• Enable students to sharpen the focus and develop the data-related components of their research projects, so that the project becomes substantial enough yet manageable given the scope, time and resources envisaged for an MRes dissertation
• Provide an opportunity for students to develop their topic independently and discuss it with a supervisor
• Guide strudents along the production of an extended piece of academic work
• Enable students to synthesise the skills and knowledge which they have acquired throughout the academic year

Learning outcomes

Methods of Teaching / Learning

The learning and teaching strategy is designed to:

• Stimulate critical thinking and independent research


• Develop time-management and interpersonal skills

The learning and teaching methods include:

• Independent  research conducted over the duration of the year and the summer period (1180 hours)

• Contact hours consisting of structured meetings, workshops and tutorials; a break-down of these is as follows:

Semester 1

• academic writing tutorials (4 hours)


• initial meeting (1 hour)


• debriefing meeting (1 hour)


• feedback on proposal (2 hours)

Semester 2

• dissertation kick-off meeting (1 hr)


• dissertation preparation workshops (4 hours)


• progress review meetings (3)

              Summer writing-up

• structured supervisory meetings (4 hours)

Indicated Lecture Hours (which may also include seminars, tutorials, workshops and other contact time) are approximate and may include in-class tests where one or more of these are an assessment on the module. In-class tests are scheduled/organised separately to taught content and will be published on to student personal timetables, where they apply to taken modules, as soon as they are finalised by central administration. This will usually be after the initial publication of the teaching timetable for the relevant semester.

Reading list

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Programmes this module appears in

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