IT equipment (e.g. word-processing or presentation software)
Library holdings (inter-library loans as appropriate)
Internet servers as appropriate to the topic
CD-ROMs as appropriate to the topic
Audio/Visual equipment (CD, VCR, DVD players)
The Blackboard virtual learning environment will be available (where relevant) to support this module. Details will be supplied in the module handbook.

The group-based section of the module will occupy the first part of Semester 6 and culminate (after a period of reflection) in a short research proposal (or abstract) defining the content and objectives of your chosen topic. The remainder of the module will be taken up by your development of the presentation, supported by a series of regular consultations with the Project Supervisor. This will culminate in the oral presentation of a research paper or project of approximately 20-30 minutes, using technological aids where appropriate.

You will choose a topic you have not previously researched within one of several broad categories to be supervised by Drama and Theatre Arts staff, for example, nineteenth century theatre, opera or music theatre, or contemporary practice, or a 'text' (for example, an author, playwright, play or plays, performance, theatre or theatre company). The topic will then be refined through a process of discussion with other students in a series of tutor-led seminars and tutorials with a supervising member of staff, leading to the oral presentation of a research paper on a precisely defined topic.

The individual presentation will take 0.5 hours

Watson, G. (1987) Writing a Thesis (Longman)
Staffordshire University, Studying Independently guide.
Sample journal articles (e.g. from Modern Drama, New Theatre Quarterly) or conference papers.