BA International Communications Dissertation
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| INCM3033 | School of International Communications | 3 | 40 | Full year China |
- Code
- INCM3033
- School
- School of International Communications
- Level
- 3
- Credits
- 40
- Semesters
- Full year China
Summary
The purpose of the BA dissertation is to provide students with the opportunity to undertake independent research in a topic appropriate to the title of the degree for which they are registered
Please note this module is assessed at the end of both Autumn and spring semester. First sit/ Resit exams are scheduled normally in the summer and can take the same form as the missing/ failed component of the assessment (exam, essay etc.) or other form, as decided by the School.
Target Students
BA students in International Communications and related programmes at the University of Nottingham Ningbo China There is a limited number of places on this module. Students are reminded that enrolments which are not agreed by the Offering School in advance may be cancelled without notice.
Classes
- One 2-hour seminar each week for 2 weeks
- One 1-hour lecture each week for 3 weeks
A minimum of five recorded face-to-face meetings (individual or group) with a designated academic supervisor
Assessment
- 100% Dissertation: 8, 000 words
Assessed in both autumn & spring semest
Educational Aims
•Enable students to plan, research and write up a sustained piece of research in the field of International Communications.•Enable students to locate and handle a variety of primary source materials together with other relevant data, and to construct a bibliography of secondary sources.•Introduce students to the use of information technologies to access sources and information in the field of International Communications.Learning Outcomes
A.Knowledge and Understanding•apply a variety of methodological strategies to differing research contexts•use a wide range of source material effectively and critically and to be aware of the special nature of primary sources and other relevant data•be able to assess the limitations of existing theoretical concepts as a means of understanding communicationsB.Intellectual skills•create a structured and reasoned argument to support ideas about a text and evaluate secondary sources•develop a critical evaluation of the applicability and effectiveness of differing theoretical concepts•assess the relationship between communications and the contexts within which they take place, both orally and in writingC.Professional/practical skills•use theoretical source materials and examples of communications across a range of media•locate source materials and examples of communications•take notes summarising and articulating knowledge of theoretical concepts and methodologies and their role in developing an understanding of how communications operate in relation to particular settingsD.Transferable skills•manage large, disparate and often incomplete bodies of information; apply a rigorous level of critical analysis•develop personal insights and make independent judgments on the basis of primary source material, other relevant data and a wide reading of secondary literature•construct an up-to-date bibliography of secondary sources; develop skills in written communication; and manage and take responsibility for own learning. Recommended Readings
Conveners
- Dr Simon Weaving