Module Descriptors
MEDIA DISSERTATION
FTVR60382
Key Facts
Digital, Technology, Innovation and Business
Level 6
45 credits
Contact
Leader: Stephen Griffiths
Email: S.C.Griffiths@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 10
Independent Study Hours: 440
Total Learning Hours: 450
Assessment
- REPORT weighted at 30%
- DISSERTATION weighted at 70%
Module Details
Module Texts
Crawford, P. I. & Turton, D. eds. (2013) Film As Ethnography, Manchester: Manchester University Press.
Greetham, B. (2014) How To Write Your Undergraduate Dissertation, London: Palgrave Macmillan.
Hansen, A. & Machin, D. (2013) Media and Communication Research Methods, London: Palgrave Macmillan.
Jensen, K. B. (2012) A Handbook of Media and Communication Research, London: Routledge.
Lambert, M. (2012) A Beginners Guide to Doing Your Education Research Project, London: SAGE.
See module handbook for a full listing of reading texts.
Greetham, B. (2014) How To Write Your Undergraduate Dissertation, London: Palgrave Macmillan.
Hansen, A. & Machin, D. (2013) Media and Communication Research Methods, London: Palgrave Macmillan.
Jensen, K. B. (2012) A Handbook of Media and Communication Research, London: Routledge.
Lambert, M. (2012) A Beginners Guide to Doing Your Education Research Project, London: SAGE.
See module handbook for a full listing of reading texts.
Module Additional Assessment Details
Dissertation Report Plan of a sustained piece of independent research, including chapter outline, critical approaches, and bibliography, filmography, etc, and a critical evaluation of another student's proposal. [Learning Outcomes 1, 3, 5, 6, 9]
Dissertation 10,000 words [Learning Outcomes 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
Dissertation 10,000 words [Learning Outcomes 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
Module Indicative Content
Part 1: Dissertation Report
Define the area, topic, question or problem for your dissertation.
Establish the nature of the project you are proposing - a descriptive survey, argument, problem to be solved, comparative analysis - and the kind of material and methodologies appropriate for your chosen topic - theoretical, empirical, textual, ethnographic, etc.
Research and prepare a list of filmographic, bibliographic, video and radio programmes.
Outline the chapter structure of the dissertation.
Part 2: Dissertation
To develop and redefine the ideas proposed in the report under the continued supervision of their tutor.
Locate appropriate sources and apply appropriate methodologies.
Draft and redraft the dissertation as necessary and organise presentation and production of a completed work.
Define the area, topic, question or problem for your dissertation.
Establish the nature of the project you are proposing - a descriptive survey, argument, problem to be solved, comparative analysis - and the kind of material and methodologies appropriate for your chosen topic - theoretical, empirical, textual, ethnographic, etc.
Research and prepare a list of filmographic, bibliographic, video and radio programmes.
Outline the chapter structure of the dissertation.
Part 2: Dissertation
To develop and redefine the ideas proposed in the report under the continued supervision of their tutor.
Locate appropriate sources and apply appropriate methodologies.
Draft and redraft the dissertation as necessary and organise presentation and production of a completed work.
Module Learning Strategies
You will progress by initially attending group tutorials with a tutor for brainstorming and peer-discussion, and research skills sessions with a librarian, and then individual tutorials with your supervisor. This module is designed to enable you to plan a feasible dissertation project (Pt. 1), and to undertake independent research (Requiring reading, viewing and listening in relation to chosen topic, and collecting and organising relevant material) and drafting/writing up of dissertation. (Pt.2).
Module Resources
Library
Computer
Video/Audio Library
Computer
Video/Audio Library