In this module students are introduced to the methodologies required to develop and articulate a sustained body of independent research. This module provides participants with the opportunity to conduct the initial research on a chosen topic that is important to them and is relevant to contemporary and historical photography, the programme's curriculum and related. Students learn how to develop a research proposal, outlining a plan and schedule which provides them with an appropriate framework to produce a dissertation (approximately 10,000 – 12,000 words) that meets the academic rigour suitable for a BA Honours Degree in the next academic semester.
The aim of the module is to enable the student to identify a suitable subject for their final dissertation and to develop a research plan and appropriate methodologies for their topic, build a bibliography and start the Literature Review around their topic.
Introduction to research techniques, methods and analysis,
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Choosing a research topic and developing a thesis proposal;
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Research Methods and Skills, using resources, planning and organization;
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Conducting a search of relevant literature and producing a Literature Review;
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Visual and object analysis in the context of a thesis topic development
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Lectures, seminars and presentations.
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| Other Assessment(s) | 100 |