Revision as of 13:30, 8 September 2018

This is the page for the Graduate Research Seminar 2018-2019 run by Steve Rushton and Marloes de Valk.

The outcome of the seminar is

Trimester four: a Graduate Project Proposal (1500 words) and a

Trimester four and five: Thesis (8000 words).

The seminar will comprise individual tuition with Steve or Marloes and group sessions on specific methods (including peer to peer commentary, editing and proofing)

The days set aside for the seminar will be devoted to achieving specific outcomes which further the research and completion of the proposal and thesis.

This page will be used to upload information on your Project Proposal and Thesis and to serve as an ongoing record of research.

HOW THE SESSIONS ARE STRUCTURED

The Graduate Seminar 2018–2019 with Marloes & Steve

The sessions will be for all second year media students: Y2LB and XPub

The sessions will take place every other Thursday.

The sessions will be all day workshops.

For each session the students will set aims at the end of the day the results will published on the wiki and reviewed by the group.

Achievable aims will be set ahead of the next session.

Sessions will include group work, individual work and individual tutorials with Marloes & Steve

Outcome: Project Proposal (trim 4)

Outcome: Thesis (trim 4 & 5)

PROJECT PROPOSAL

Here is the link to the

Graduate proposal guidelines

last year's proposals

KEY DATES PROJECT PROPOSAL

November = Graduate Proposal Deadline:

THESIS

A Guide to Essay Writing

Handbook details- thesis and final project

Thesis Guidelines

Criteria for evaluation (Thesis)

KEY DATES THESIS

November - Thesis outline (what form will it take?)

Mid January - Deadline First Chapter

Mid February: Deadline First Draft Thesis

Early May: Joint2: Deadline Second Draft thesis (texts to 2nd readers)

Second Readers Guidelines

Mid May: Deadlines Second readers' comments

Early April: DEADLINE THESIS

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-==PREPERATION FOR THE FIRST SESSION:==
-Be prepared to give an account of where you are at with your self-directed research and talk about what you want to achieve this year.
-Think concretely about what you want to make, how you are going to make it and why you are going to make it.
-Be prepared to discuss your plans for a thesis and what you need to do to achieve it.
-Consider:
-What possibilities are open to you?
-What material from the 'text on method'  you wrote last trimester could be useful for the proposal?
-What material have you written (descriptions of work , assignments for last year's methods class &c) which you can use?
-Review the written feedback from tutors you got from the last assessment and have it available for reference during the first session

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