PA254-6-FY-CO:
Dissertation
2020/21
Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies
Colchester Campus
Full Year
Undergraduate: Level 6
Current
Thursday 08 October 2020
Friday 02 July 2021
30
21 November 2019
Requisites for this module
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BA C847CO Psychodynamic Practice,
BA C848CO Psychodynamic Practice (Including Foundation Year),
BA C849CO Psychodynamic Practice (Including Year Abroad)
Students will write a dissertation on a subject of their choice relating to the core focus of the BA Therapeutic Care programme.
Throughout the year students will be pursuing a project based on a subject of their choice. They will draw on the theory and the practical experiences from the three years of the course and apply these to a subject of their choice, exploring the conscious and unconscious dynamics involved. Further details about the structure and content of the Dissertation can be found below.
The module will enable you:
* To demonstrate intellectual independence and originality by choosing your own subject of study and defining its nature and scope
* To experience the process of producing knowledge and conducting independent enquiry in a specific area of interest to them
* To consolidate your written communication and intellectual skills by presenting the results of your research in a clearly written, cogently argued, logically structured and properly referenced
* To pull together the learning and experiences from the course and apply them to a topic of the student's choice
* To develop greater confidence in the flexible application of psychodynamic understanding
By the end of the module students will have:
* Deeper awareness of the theoretical application and relevance of psychodynamic enquiry into areas of interest
* Better capacity to apply learning flexibly
* Knowledge of basic research skills such as literature searches and construction of longer and deeper argument
* Knowledge and application of critical analysis in research
* Greater capacity for independent learning
No additional information available.
Four x one hour seminars taught by staff in collaboration with staff from relevant University services (Skills for Success and Library). In University week 7 all students will present their research proposal. From then on, students will be supervised on individual basis.
- Ridley, Diana,. (no date) The literature review : a step-by-step guide for students / Diana Ridley..
- Greetham, Bryan,. (no date) How to write your undergraduate dissertation /Bryan Greetham..
- Smith, Karen. (no date) 'Literature searching', in Doing your undergraduate social science dissertation / Karen Smith, Malcolm Todd and Julia Waldman.., pp.35-50
- Greetham, Bryan, 1946-. (2019) How to write your undergraduate dissertation, London: Red Globe Press.
The above list is indicative of the essential reading for the course. The library makes provision for all reading list items, with digital provision where possible, and these resources are shared between students. Further reading can be obtained from this module's reading list.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
| Coursework / exam |
Description |
Deadline |
Coursework weighting |
| Coursework |
Dissertation proposal |
|
20% |
| Coursework |
Dissertation |
|
80% |
Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Dr Manuel Batsch, email: mbatsch@essex.ac.uk.
Dr Manuel Batsch
Student Administrator 5A.202; telephone 01206 874969; email ppsug@essex.ac.uk
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Dr Gary Winship
University of Nottingham
Associate Professor
Available via Moodle
Of 387 hours, 0 (0%) hours available to students:
387 hours not recorded due to service coverage or fault;
0 hours not recorded due to opt-out by lecturer(s).
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