Contextual studies prep
- 2. WEIGHTED Presentation 30% (5 to 10 minutes presentation) Dissertation 70% 6000 word dissertation (word count )
- 3. PRESENTATION Early in the first term. To outline and define your research strategy To indicate what support may be needed To indicate the appropriate dissertation supervisor This is a formative assessment point. Failure?
- 5. STARTING Good foundation Difficulties without solid foundation Proposal Aim Objectives Methodology Lit review
- 6. PROPOSAL The purpose of the proposal is to formulate your ideas for a dissertation and to enable you to visualise a more detailed description of your outcomes. Proposed structure
- 7. 1 - TITLE This could be a title or a research question Research question prompts your area of research Research question prompts a theoretical argument A clear indication of the content of the dissertation.
- 8. 2 - AIM An overall statement of the nature of the original research (what you intend to do). (The point of the work )
- 9. 3 - OBJECTIVES The specific questions you intend to answer. You may find it impossible to identify all the questions until you have done more extensive research. But offer some examples as evidence that some research has been made for the proposal. What you want to achieve and why. Mini missions or question to answer Achieving these missions or answering your questions means that your conclusion will achieve your AIM.
- 10. 4 - LITERATURE REVIEW PLAN What literature are you going to use. Not to be confused with a literature review. Literature review - what the world says about your subject/argument (specific) Literature review plan – what the work says about your area of research (non specific)
- 11. 5 -METHODOLOGY How are you going to achieve you objectives? Outline your method of data collection, analysis, target group etc. and include some critical evaluation of why you have chosen this method Why use secondary research over surveys? Bell, J (1998) Doing your research project: a guide for first- time researchers in education and social science. Open University Press.
- 12. 6 - BIBLIOGRAPHY This is a bibliography and references that you have used in the making of the proposal. NOT what literature you will use in the final dissertation.
- 14. ATTENDANCE Limited number of contact time Take full advantage of:- Lectures Seminars Group tutorials Individual one to one with your dissertation supervisor.
- 15. DISSERTATION SUPERVISOR Contact time Come prepared Talk things through Draft – very important Not here to do the research for you
- 16. PLAGIARISM Reference people who help you Reference proof reader or translator Do not self –plagiarise
- 17. SCHEME OF WORK 1. title 2. lectures 3. presentation 4. group tutorials 5. draft 6. one to one
- 18. EXTRA SUPPORT Academic support – available over the summer Disability support Language support
- 19. EXTRAS Proof reading Research expenses Binding (if you want a copy)
- 20. QUESTIONS
- 21. TASK Work in groups Look at your title Major project?