ML5022 Comparative Methodologies and Research Skills 1

Academic year

2024 to 2025 Semester 1

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

30

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SCQF level

SCQF level 11

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Planned timetable

To be confirmed

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Module coordinator

Dr P J Lennon

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Module Staff

Team taught

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Module description

In Comparative Methodologies and Research Skills 1 and 2 you will consider and engage with a variety of comparative methodological approaches to text, broadly defined. You will problematise established approaches and explore new and emerging directions to conceptualise how you think texts might best be analysed and compared. The module's methodologies will underpin your acquisition of a range of transferable skills essential in academic research and non-academic roles. You will focus on strengthening your analytic and critical skills, including writing abstracts and research proposals, reviewing articles, presenting a conference paper, disseminating research for diverse audiences, planning a conference, and IT/web research skills. Where possible, you will be invited to link coursework with your individual research interests.

Assessment pattern

100% Coursework

Re-assessment

100% coursework. Reassessment of failed elements.

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

A 2-hour seminar per week for 10 weeks.

Scheduled learning hours

20

The number of compulsory student:staff contact hours over the period of the module.

Guided independent study hours

270

The number of hours that students are expected to invest in independent study over the period of the module.

Intended learning outcomes

  • comprehend, apply, and evaluate a selection of literary and cultural theories.
  • design, develop, and practise (research) skills applicable to academic and non-academic career paths.
  • produce a scholarly written argument commensurate with the programme level that accurately cites primary and secondary sources.
  • engage in critical debate regarding a selection of literary and cultural theories and associated scholarship.