| Competences |
| Type A | Code | Competences Specific |
| Research | ||
| AR1 | Analitzar textos de contingut específic relacionats amb els Estudis Culturals | |
| AR2 | Processar informacions d’origen divers relacionades amb els Estudis Culturals | |
| AR3 | Articular un discurs acadèmic coherent basat en l’anàlisi científic de les dades obtingudes | |
| AR7 | Desenvolupar habilitades investigadores que permeten l’autonomia a l’aprenentatge | |
| AR11 | Presentar de manera raonada i convincent les conclusions derivades de la investigació relacionada amb els Estudis Culturals | |
| Type B | Code | Competences Transversal |
| Research | ||
| BR1 | Learning to learn | |
| BR4 | Ability to work autonomously and responsibly, and to show initiative | |
| Type C | Code | Competences Nuclear |
| Research | ||
| CR2 | Management of information and knowledge. | |
| Learning aims |
| Objectives | Competences | ||
| This course will provide an adequate preparation for students who undertake future research work. | AR2 AR7 AR11 |
BR1 BR4 |
CR2 |
| This subject is mainly designed to provide a research methodology for students who will research and write their papers and thesis in the Masters programme "Cultural Studies in English: Texts and Contexts." The procedure to be followed during the semester will eventually enable the students to collect their bibliographies, to raise their research questions, to write their outlines and synopses, to undertake their research and to write their respective papers and theses. | AR1 AR2 AR3 |
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| Contents |
| Topic | Sub-topic |
| 1. Methodological appraoches and research areas. 2. Knowledge, information, fact and opinion. 3. Description, narration, argument and persuasion. 4. Research and exploration. 5. Research and writing. 6. Research and new technologies. |
1.a. Primary research. 1.b. Secondary research. 2.a. Resources, ideas and conceptual tools. 2b. Library, catalogues and . 3.a Originality and Plagiarism. |
| Planning |
| Methodologies :: Tests | |||||||||
| Competences | (*) Class hours | Hours outside the classroom | (**) Total hours | ||||||
| Introductory activities |
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6 | 6 | 12 | |||||
| Debates |
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15 | 30 | 45 | |||||
| Lecture |
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5 | 10 | 15 | |||||
| Personal tuition |
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2 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| Objective multiple-choice tests |
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1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| (*) On e-learning, hours of virtual attendance of the teacher. (**) The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students. | |||||||||
| Methodologies |
| Description | |
| Introductory activities | Since a variety of methodological structures wil be presented and discussed, each one building on the previous one, students are asked to attend lectures and seminars regularly. Attendence, the key to success, is an excellent opportunity to share ideas about selecting research topics, compiling bibliographies and writing basic outlines.which will then be elaborated |
| Debates | Debates will contribute to find out reseach topics |
| Lecture | Lectures will presend and develop theoretical issues concerning research |
| Personalized attention |
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| Assessment |
| Description | Weight | ||
| Debates | Content Structure Delivery |
50 20 30 |
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| Others | - |
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| Other comments and second exam session | |||
| Sources of information |
| Basic |
, MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 7 th Edition, 7th , MLA
John Creedy, Research Without Tears, , Edward Elgar, 2008 |
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| Recommendations |
| Other comments | |
| Students are encouraged to participate in class. When appropriate, short assignements will be discussed in class and will productively critique each other work |
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