SC804-7-FY-CO:
PhD Colloquium 3: Disseminating 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 write a paper to be submitted to a journal and work on writing the journal paper throughout the colloquium, including discussion of drafts in class, and students acting as manuscript reviewers for each other’s papers.
The colloquium also includes sessions on forms and process of publishing (preparing book manuscripts and revising and resubmitting journal articles); post-doctoral funding sources and obtaining research grants, using ESRC /BA (or other relevant) templates as example; searching and preparing for academic jobs, job market talks, and interviews.
No information available.
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Autumn Term
Week 3 Introduction of the colloquium and the plan for the year
Week 4 Publishing and grant writing as research dissemination
formats of research dissemination; target audience; books vs journal articles; textbooks/handbooks; research reports; working papers; policy briefs; review articles; joint vs single authorship; preparing book proposals; reaching wider audiences, the media; editorial boards
(Deadline for abstracts /outlines for journal article or research grant proposal)
Week 6 Feedback on abstracts and discussion
Week 7 Obtaining research funding – the process
national and international research funding sources; making successful research funding applications; budgeting research; postdoctoral fellowships
(We will have a short presentation by Gary Williams, University of Essex Research Office)
Week 11 Publishing journal articles – the process
submitting, revising, and resubmitting journal articles; peer review
(Next term's presentation schedule to be decided; please note that everyone will be serving as a reviewer as well as the author in one of the sessions)
Spring Term
Week 17 Discussion of student drafts
Week 19 Discussion of student drafts
Week 21 No-meeting -- Graduate Conference
Week 23 Discussion of student drafts
Week 25 Searching and preparing for an academic job
conducting job search for research/teaching positions; responsibilities as a junior academic (teaching, research, supervision, administration, peer review); budgeting your time as an academic; professional standards and promotion in academia
Bi-weekly 2 hour seminars.
The colloquium will be conducted in a workshop format, through which the students are expected to prepare a research paper to be submitted to an academic journal
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
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No external examiner information available for this module.
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Of 18 hours, 18 (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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