Unit name | Group Project |
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Unit code | HART22224 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | I/5 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
Unit director | Dr. Cervantes |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | Department of History of Art (Historical Studies) |
Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
The aim of this unit is to develop key skills: the ability of students to work on collaborative research projects and to present their work to an audience. Students will work in small centrally assigned groups (3-4) on a particular topic stemming from one of the Lecture Response units taken in Teaching Block 1 (the choice of Lecture Response Unit lies with the student). Groups develop their chosen topic independently as a collaborative project, with each individual working on a particular aspect of the topic.
Four introductory lectures provide preliminary methodological and technical guidance, and explain the assessment criteria. A series of workshops with staff input follows to help groups define their project and to discuss their plans for the presentation. The Unit Co-ordinator will be the first and normal point of staff contact for any queries. Other than this, students will be expected to work together and unaided.
By the end of the unit students will have:
'Four initial methodological and training lectures. Three 2-hour workshops. Powerpoint training (where necessary). Ad-hoc additional tutor support during office hours. Feedback from tutors on presentations.'
1 x 40 minute group presentation (100% of UAM)
Each group will (in conjunction with the assigned group tutor) develop its own bibliography depending on the particular topic chosen. The bibliography will derive from the reading list attached to the particular Lecture Response unit from which it derives, but students will be encouraged to extend that list through additional hard copy and electronic sources.