Graduate Seminar 2017-2018

This is the page for the Graduate Research Seminar 2017-2018 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.

PROJECT PROPOSAL

Here is the link to the

Graduate proposal guidelines

last year's proposals

KEY DATES PROJECT PROPOSAL

24-11-17 Graduate Proposal Deadline:

Upload link final version 2017-18 proposals here:

THESIS

A Guide to Essay Writing

Handbook details- thesis and final project

Thesis Guidelines

Criteria for evaluation (Thesis)

KEY DATES THESIS

10-11-17 Thesis outline (what form will it take?)

12-01-18 Deadline First Chapter

16-02-18: Deadline First Draft Thesis

05-03-18: Joint2: Deadline Second Draft thesis (texts to 2nd readers)

Second Readers Guidelines

12-03-18: Deadlines Second readers' comments

05-04-17: DEADLINE THESIS

SESSION ONE

Preparation:

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.

Plan for the day:

1) Split into two groups (Steve and Marloes will chair a group each)

2) We will discuss your plans.

What possibilities are open to you?

What material from the 'text on method' you wrote last trimester is useful for the proposal?

What material have you written (descriptions of work , assignments for last year's methods class &c) which you can use?

3) Write draft proposal

4) Whilst you work on 3), Steve & Marloes will give individual tutorials to discuss what each student is planning and how best to convey their plan in writing.

Outcome: a draft project proposal

5) Near the end of the day, Steve will give an introduction to the thesis writing process and we will discuss the thesis as a group. For an assignment, you will make a draft outline ahead of the next session including an annotated bibliography of no more than 5 key texts.

In the next session we will discuss your outline. (what are you going to write? about and what material do you have to hand and how to organise time &c).

Ahead of next session:

Upload latest version on to wiki

Next session:

Review proposal draft in groups

Review thesis outline

Work individually, in groups and individual tutorials