Tuesday, 29 September 2015

Organising Your Research Project Lecture

371.3 research books in the library 

40 credits (1/3) 400 hours 

6 - 9,000 word count 

at least 2.5 hours cupport 

deadline thu 14th jan , 2 - 4 pm 

Try to have a substantial draft submitted by christmas 

indepth critical analysis, a coherent written argument 

Planning the project 

  • write down all the questions that you want to investigate 
  • consider each on their mertits & focus on two (primary & secondary) 
  • sketchbook full of ideas 
  • what is the purpose of the study? 
  • is your question researchable? 
  • working title ...
First Tutorial 
  • have a question
  • have a structure plan ready
  • chapters/introduction (should have intro/con as well) aims objectives
  • conclusion - ties everything together 
look at module overview

Appropriate Title 
  • the title should provide a thesis
  • you might opt for a title & subtitle 
  • no more than 15-20 words
Project Outline
  • consider timings 
  • investigate the title & different component parts that need researching 
  • allocate timings 
  • make a schedule - factor in tutorials 
11th december (submit to turnitin) 7,500 

use journals www.jstor.org

Reference - start compiling a bibliography now, reference as you go

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