EN3D03 - Dissertation 01 Sep 2025 - 31 Aug 2028 | Version 1
Associated Module Information
| Module Code: | EN3D03 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Module Title: | Dissertation | ||
| Faculty: | Faculty of Business and Creative Industries | ||
| Faculty Group: | Culture and Animation | ||
| Faculty Sub Group: | Culture | ||
| Module Leader: | Nicholas Dunlop | ||
| Module Team: | Michael Chick, Barrie Llewelyn, Diana Wallace | ||
| First Intended Intake: | SEP 2025 | Final Year of Intake: | 2026 |
| Date Closed: | |||
| Credit Value: | 40 | Credit Level: | 6 |
| Language: | English | ||
| Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: | 0 | ||
| Equivalent Module: | |||
| HECOS codes: | 100320 - English studies | ||
| HECOS Code Weighting: | 100 | ||
Document Version Information
| Version | 1 |
|---|---|
| Valid From | 01 Sep 2025 |
| Valid To | 31 Aug 2028 |
Module Aims
This module aims to guide students in undertaking and developing an independently produced, sustained, persuasive, accurately expressed and properly presented piece of writing in the genre, or about an appropriate subject-specific topic, of their own choosing. The finished submission (which will include a properly presented bibliography) will comprise either:
- An extended and polished piece of fiction, non-fiction or collection of poetry.
- A piece of scholarly research founded on, presenting, evaluating and drawing conclusions from relevant data and related findings, making use of relevant discursive and secondary materials, respecting relevant methodological and ethical issues.
- An extended literary-critical study incorporating, evaluating and drawing conclusions from relevant primary and secondary literary and critical materials.
Content Summary
The dissertation is a special kind of module, end-assessed by an extended piece of writing of about 6,000 words. With the assistance of a project supervisor, the student will produce a piece of original creative, evaluative, literary or socio-linguistic research in a genre or addressing a topic of their choosing. The topic may be related to, or independent of, concurrent taught modules, and will be supported by the equivalent of a ¼ hour's staff supervision per week - the supervisor suggesting sources, discussing organisation of content and other issues relevant to the work in progress.
Creative Writing Workshops are driven by the students’ writing, providing sensitive appreciation of work in progress. An awareness of audience-issues, the publishing process, the role of agents and the responsibilities of the author vis a vis presentation and professionalism are addressed. Regular individual tutorials enhance redrafting/editing skills and provide experience of best practice in the relationship between author and editor.
Language and Literature dissertations involve the collection, analysis and evaluation of primary materials – data, literary texts or equivalent resources – and engagement with secondary sources. It demonstrates the student's ability to work independently, make soundly-based evaluative and academic judgements, and express informed opinions showing familiarity with recent research in the field.
Learning and Teaching Methods
| Activity Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Tutorial | 10 |
| Project supervision | 16 |
| Practical classes and workshops | 14 |
| Independent Study | 270 |
| Directed Study | 70 |
| Formative Assessment - Independent | 20 |
| Total Hours Selected | 400 |
Learning Outcomes
| # | Learning Outcome |
|---|---|
| LO1 | Demonstrate the ability to produce a sustained and persuasive piece of original writing, independent research, and/or critical argument, in a mode or on a topic of the student’s own choosing, based on the gathering and arrangement of primary data/texts and scholarly materials. |
| LO2 | Demonstrate honed relevant (discipline-specific) writing, critical reading, redrafting and presentational skills appropriate for a final- year undergraduate project |
Module Requisites
N/A
Assessment Criteria
| Assessment Category | Assessment Type | Description | Duration | Word Count | Weight (%) | Best of? | Pass Mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asynchronous Assessment | Dissertation / Major Project 1 | Sustained piece of investigative critical/scholarly writing, or original creative writing. | 0 | 8000 | 100 | No | 40 |
Assessment Matrix
| Assessment Type | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| LO1 | LO2 | ||
| Dissertation / Major Project 1 | ✔ | ✔ | |