SC803-7-FY-CO:
PhD Colloquium 2: Conducting and Communicating Your Research
2023/24
Sociology and Criminology
Colchester Campus
Full Year
Postgraduate: Level 7
Current
Thursday 05 October 2023
Friday 28 June 2024
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14 September 2023
Requisites for this module
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Students commit themselves from the beginning of the year to present at a conference of their choice (beyond departmental venues) and work on the conference paper throughout the colloquium, including practice presentations and discussant roles for each other's papers before the actual event. The colloquium also includes sessions on "research data management" and discussions of issues arising from students' ongoing fieldwork and data collection, and locating.
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Autumn Term
Week 2 Introduction of the Colloquium and the plan for the year
Week 4 Conferencing and Networking: Venues for research dissemination
(Deadline:: Submission of conference abstracts and information on intended conference outlet)
Week 6 Discussion of conference paper abstracts / outlines
[You will receive written comments on your abstracts]
Week 8 From conference paper to conference talk: How to give successful conference talks
(Discussion of revised conference paper abstracts / outlines continued, if needed)
Week 10 Research Data Management (also enrol in Proficio course on the topic)
(Next term's presentation schedule to be decided; please note that everyone will be serving as a discussant as well as a presenter in one of the sessions)
Spring Term
Week 16 Presentation and discussion of conference papers
Week 18 Presentation and discussion of conference papers
Week 20 Presentation and discussion of conference papers
Week 22 Presentation and discussion of conference papers
Week 24 From conference paper to journal article
Bi-weekly 2 hour seminars.
The colloquium will be conducted in a workshop format, through which the students are expected to prepare a paper to be submitted to an external conference
This module does not appear to have a published bibliography for this year.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
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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
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Reassessment
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Module supervisor and teaching staff
Dr Jason Sumich, email: js18415@essex.ac.uk.
Graduate Administrator, Telephone 01206 873051, Email: socpgadm@essex.ac.uk
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No external examiner information available for this module.
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Of 20 hours, 20 (100%) hours available to students:
0 hours not recorded due to service coverage or fault;
0 hours not recorded due to opt-out by lecturer(s), module, or event type.
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