Dissertation Report.
A plan of a sustained piece of independent research, including chapter outline, critical approaches, and bibliography/filmography and a critical evaluation of another student's proposal Word Length: 1,500 [Learning Outcomes 1,3,5,6,9]

Dissertation [Learning Outcomes 1,2,4,5,6,7,8,9]

Define the area, topic, question, problem for your dissertation.
Establish the nature of the project you are proposing - the theoretical basis, the theory/theories you will be working with, the discursive framework, the focus, the research methodologies, the structure.
Research and prepare a bibliography (and filmography if relevant)
Develop and refine the ideas proposed in the report under the continued supervision of your tutor
Draft and redraft the dissertation as necessary with reflexive and evaluative component and organise the production and presentation of a completed work.

You will progress by attending group tutorials with your nominated supervisor and peers for brainstorming and peer-discussion. These will run in parallel to one-to-one tutorial sessions to discuss issues and progress of your work. This is designed to enable you to plan and implement a workable dissertation project and independent research toward the drafting and writing of a dissertation.

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Berry, R, 2000, (4th ed.) The Research Project: How to Write it, London, Routledge
Cryer, P, 2000, (2nd ed.)The Research Student Guide to Success, Open University Press
Glatthorn, A.A, 1998, Writing the Winning Dissertation: A Step by Step Guide, London Corwin Press
Hornig Priest, S, 1998, Doing Media Research: An Introduction, London, Sage
Staffordshire University Keyskills website: http://crntpro1.staffs.ac.uk/lskills/tltp3/entersite.html