1) Introduction
Outlines the argument of the direction it is going to take
- Demonstrate a critical knowledge of practice
- Apply theory to practice
- Analyse relevant material
- Evaluate theory and evidence written context of study
- Reflect - critiquing and critically reflecting on your learning
limited work :
- passive acceptance of ideas
- routine facts
- sees small chunks
- lack of understanding, reflection of, ignorance of patterns and theories
- little attempt to understand
- minimal preparation and research
Deep approach :
- Indépendant engagement with material
- Critical and thoughtful about idea
- Examines logic of arguments
- Ongoing reflection
Evidence deep learning :
- Use specialist terminology
- Art terminology, critical terminology, dictionary - get one
- Explicitly analysing where your writing is coming from
The intro should map out the logic of your argument (500 words)
- Paragraph of each chapter
- Each chapter has an intro and conclusion
- One point lead to another
- Concise writing, not waffle
- If you're uncertain about a point say potentially, can, etc. Unless you're confident. Make your point, back it up with evidence.
- Aovid repeating the same words.
- Avoid abbreviations
- Avoid slang
- Avoid vague terms
Blog what you're worried about, what you think you won't get done, plan how you're gonna get it done, how you'll use the last tutorial
Referencing :
MILES, R. (2003) Why Referencing, Leeds: LCA Publishing
- Don't have to do capitals, and italics, but if you do you have to do it throughout the whole thing
- For quotes just use ' ' not " "
- REF ME ---> website, put in your ISBN number and it gives you the references.
- Bibliography order : books/website/journal/visits
- Illustrations need to be harvard referenced too.
Layout of dissertation :
- Title/Acknowledgements/Contents/List of illustrations
- Introduction - The abstract/statement of the problem/methological approach/ review of literature/ logically developed
- Main body - argument/chapters/result of investigation/case study
- Conclusion - Discussion and conclusion/summary of conclusions
- Extras - Bibliography/appendices - Interviews, statistical data - OF ALL THE RESEARCH DONE NOT JUST WHAT IS CITED
- 1.5 spaced 12pt type
- For blog - write down major aims of the project, give a brief summary of work so far, comment on your time management, how the practical relates to the written.
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