ARCH51860: Dissertation (Human Bioarchaeology & Palaeopathology)
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Type | Open |
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Level | 4 |
Credits | 60 |
Availability | Available in 2024/2025 |
Module Cap | |
Location | Durham |
Department | Archaeology |
Prerequisites
Corequisites
- None.
Excluded Combinations of Modules
- None.
Aims
- To ensure that students have the opportunity to engage in research, practising, developing and demonstrating research skills in a particular facet of the subject.
Content
- Under guidance of the assigned dissertation supervisor, students will cover the following:
- familiarisation with published literature on a specific topic
- development of a research design
- data collection; evaluation and drawing of conclusions. Data may derive from fieldwork, library or laboratory
- writing and presenting a dissertation of up to 15,000 words in a manner and format appropriate to the subject area.
Learning Outcomes
Subject-specific Knowledge:
- Students will show in-depth knowledge of bioarchaeological theory and methodology in their specialist topic, demonstrating critical awareness and understanding of their research in the wider setting of bioarchaeology.
Subject-specific Skills:
- Students will demonstrate familiarity +with published literature relevant to the subject, be able to gather data and critically evaluate findings.
Key Skills:
- The ability to collect and analyse relevant bioarchaeological materials and/or data, draw relevant conclusions and to present these in an appropriate form.
Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module
- The planning of research and dissertation outline is discussed in a lecture as part of ARCH40130. Students will present their dissertation design in class and will receive feedback. Subsequently, tutorials on a one-to-one basis will give further guidance.
Teaching Methods and Learning Hours
Activity | Number | Frequency | Duration | Total | Monitored |
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Tutorials | 10 | over vacation | 1 hour | 10 | Yes |
Preparation & Reading | 588 | ||||
Oral Presentation | 1 | 1st week of term | 2 hours | 2 | Yes |
Total | 600 |
Summative Assessment
Component: Dissertation | Component Weighting: 100% | ||
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Element | Length / Duration | Element Weighting | Resit Opportunity |
dissertation | 15,000 words | 100 |
Formative Assessment
Research design 1,500 words - feedback will be given.
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