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FL1004 Irish Folklore and Culture: An Introduction
Credit Weighting: 15
Teaching Period(s): Teaching Periods 1 and 2.
No. of Students: Min 10, Max 150.
Pre-requisite(s): None
Co-requisite(s): None
Teaching Methods: 72hr(s) Lectures; 24hr(s) Tutorials.
Module Co-ordinator: Dr Marie-Annick Desplanques, Roinn An Bhéaloidis.
Lecturer(s): Dr Clíona O'Carroll, Roinn An Bhéaloidis; Mr Ciarán Ó Gealbháin, Roinn An Bhéaloidis; Dr Stiofán Ó Cadhla, Roinn An Bhéaloidis.
Module Objective: To introduce the subject of Irish folklore, popular culture, ethnology.
Module Content: This module will introduce (a) stories and storytelling tradition with reference to genre, repertoire, context, performance or meaning (b) Ritual, belief and festival with reference to celebration, worldview and popular culture and (c) Material Culture and Lifestyle with reference to tools, technology, architecture and examples of people's material experience of life.
Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Recognise the main areas in the study of folklore, popular.
· Learn the concept of vernacular narrative.
· Understand underlying ideas of popular belief and practice.
· Study and gain knowledge of material culture within popular culture.
· Understand festival in cultural contexts.
Assessment: Total Marks 300: End of Year Written Examination 225 marks; Continuous Assessment 75 marks (3 Essays x 1,250 Words Each (25 Marks for each Essay)).
Compulsory Elements: End of Year Written Examination; Continuous Assessment.
Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Where work is submitted up to and including 7 days late, 5% of the total marks available shall be deducted from the mark achieved. Where work is submitted up to and including 14 days late, 10% of the total marks available shall be deducted from the mark achieved. Work submitted 15 days late or more shall be assigned a mark of zero.
Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.
End of Year Written Examination Profile: 2 x 3 hr(s) paper(s).
Requirements for Supplemental Examination: 2 x 3 hr(s) paper(s) to be taken in Autumn. The mark for Continuous Assessment is carried forward, Marks in passed element(s) of Continuous Assessment are carried forward, Failed element(s) of Continuous Assessment must be repeated (3 x 1,250 word essay, as prescribed by the Department).
FL2003 The Archive and Folklore
Credit Weighting: 10
Teaching Period(s): Teaching Periods 1 and 2.
No. of Students: Min 2, Max 50.
Pre-requisite(s): FL1004
Co-requisite(s): None
Teaching Methods: 10 x 2hr(s) Lectures; Other (12hrs Practical Seminars, 10hrs Fieldwork, 6hrs Presentations).
Module Co-ordinator: Dr Marie-Annick Desplanques, Roinn An Bhéaloidis.
Lecturer(s): Dr Marie-Annick Desplanques, Roinn An Bhéaloidis.
Module Objective: To introduce and discuss the place of the archive in both the community and the academy. The emphasis will be on 'folklore' in the archive.
Module Content: Introduction to archival principles and practice in Folklore. The preparation and execution of a project based on acquired archival experience at the Department's Folklore and Ethnology Archive and on material from the Cork Northside Folklore Project.
Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Understand and articulate the theoretical perspectives and schools of thoughts that informed the establishment of ethnographic archives.
· Evaluate archival policies, objectives and scopes of ethnographic archives cataloguing systems and indexes.
· Identify and evaluate the roles of ethnographic archives in community contexts.
· Research the document an ethnographic project through archival sources.
· Identify and evaluate the ethnographic value of an archival document.
Assessment: Total Marks 200: Continuous Assessment 200 marks (1 x 5,000 word Research Project in three parts worth a total of 175 marks - 75: internet archives evaluation; 50: practical and archival logbook; 50: archival transcript analysis) and one oral presentation and report (1,000 words recommended) 25 marks.).
Compulsory Elements: Continuous Assessment.
Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Where work is submitted up to and including 7 days late, 5% of the total marks available shall be deducted from the mark achieved. Where work is submitted up to and including 14 days late, 10% of the total marks available shall be deducted from the mark achieved. Work submitted 15 days late or more shall be assigned a mark of zero.
Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.
End of Year Written Examination Profile: No End of Year Written Examination.
Requirements for Supplemental Examination: Marks in passed element(s) of Continuous Assessment are carried forward, Failed element(s) of Continuous Assessment must be repeated (As prescribed by the Department).
FL3001 Exploring Material Culture and Folklore
Credit Weighting: 5
Teaching Period(s): Teaching Period 1.
No. of Students: Min 2, Max 50.
Pre-requisite(s): None
Co-requisite(s): None
Teaching Methods: 24 x 1hr(s) Lectures.
Module Co-ordinator: Dr Clíona O'Carroll, Roinn An Bhéaloidis.
Lecturer(s): Dr Clíona O'Carroll, Roinn An Bhéaloidis.
Module Objective: To teach and develop key aspects of material culture and competence in theories of traditional society with special reference to technology and material culture. Theoretical approaches will be examined through the presentation of case studies.
Module Content: The examination of approaches to the study of material culture and technology in society including topics such as vernacular housing, furniture and maritime material culture.
Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Understand the different dimensions of the study of material culture from a folklore perspective.
· Describe various aspects of traditional and contemporary Irish material culture.
· Identify the central categories to be taken into account when analysing an aspect of material culture.
· Document their object of study using a variety of sources: published texts, self-generated images (photographs, plans) and multimedia sources.
· Carry out an in-depth study and analysis of a dimension of material culture and prepare a report synthesising the findings.
· Evaluate contemporary heritage-based initiatives, with respect to their instrumental application and guiding philosophy, from a folklore perspective.
· Participate in class discussion through their own presentations and engagement with those of other students.
Assessment: Total Marks 100: Continuous Assessment 100 marks (1 x 2,500 word essay with relevant diagrams or pictures.).
Compulsory Elements: Continuous Assessment.
Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Where work is submitted up to and including 7 days late, 5% of the total marks available shall be deducted from the mark achieved. Where work is submitted up to and including 14 days late, 10% of the total marks available shall be deducted from the mark achieved. Work submitted 15 days late or more shall be assigned a mark of zero.
Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.
End of Year Written Examination Profile: No End of Year Written Examination.
Requirements for Supplemental Examination: Marks in passed element(s) of Continuous Assessment are carried forward, Failed element(s) of Continuous Assessment must be repeated (Submit 1 x 2,500 word essay, as prescribed by the Department).
FL3002 Stories and Storytelling in Folklore
Credit Weighting: 10
Teaching Period(s): Teaching Periods 1 and 2.
No. of Students: Min 2, Max 50.
Pre-requisite(s): None
Co-requisite(s): None
Teaching Methods: 48 x 1hr(s) Lectures.
Module Co-ordinator: Dr Stiofán Ó Cadhla, Roinn An Bhéaloidis.
Lecturer(s): Dr Marie-Annick Desplanques, Roinn An Bhéaloidis.
Module Objective: To further develop the understanding of the practice, genre, repertoire and interpretation of popular narrative in a broad cultural context.
Module Content: This module addresses a core interest in the discipline of folklore. Irish folklore has been particularly interested in 'storytelling' and 'storytellers', in the genre of oral narrative, in the social and cultural institution of 'visiting', of socialisation and entertainment. The genre, examples from this will be discussed to explore the meaning and significance of story in folklore.
Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Understand the background of oral narrative.
· Recount the social and cultural context for storytelling.
· Identify key genre in narrative.
· Recognise key methods and theories.
· Interpret narrative genre in diverse contexts.
Assessment: Total Marks 200: End of Year Written Examination 150 marks; Continuous Assessment 50 marks (1 x 2,500 word essay).
Compulsory Elements: End of Year Written Examination; Continuous Assessment.
Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Where work is submitted up to and including 7 days late, 5% of the total marks available shall be deducted from the mark achieved. Where work is submitted up to and including 14 days late, 10% of the total marks available shall be deducted from the mark achieved. Work submitted 15 days late or more shall be assigned a mark of zero.
Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.
End of Year Written Examination Profile: 1 x 3 hr(s) paper(s).
Requirements for Supplemental Examination: 1 x 3 hr(s) paper(s) to be taken in Autumn. Marks in passed element(s) of Continuous Assessment are carried forward, Failed element(s) of Continuous Assessment must be repeated (submit 1 x 2,500 word essay, as prescribed by the Department).
Credit Weighting: 10
Teaching Period(s): Teaching Periods 1 and 2.
No. of Students: Min 2, Max 50.
Pre-requisite(s): FL2003
Co-requisite(s): None
Teaching Methods: 10 x 2hr(s) Lectures; Other (10 x 2hrs Practical Seminars, 8hrs Fieldwork).
Module Co-ordinator: Dr Marie-Annick Desplanques, Roinn An Bhéaloidis.
Lecturer(s): Dr Marie-Annick Desplanques, Roinn An Bhéaloidis.
Module Objective: To teach the principles of ethnographic research; to provide students with ethnographic fieldwork experience. To carry out supervised fieldwork.
Module Content: Advanced training in ethnography and fieldwork methods; preparation of a project based on original fieldwork research methods, tools, practices of the fieldworker in folklore and ethnology.
Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Design an ethnographic fieldwork project.
· Use sound and visual recording technology.
· Conduct an ethnographic interview.
· Take ethnographic photographs.
· Write and present an ethnographic analysis based on original and ethical fieldwork.
Assessment: Total Marks 200: Continuous Assessment 200 marks (1 x 5,000 word Research Project in three parts worth a total of 175 marks: 75: Theory; 50: Diary; 50 Ethnographic Material and one project proposal (1,000 words recommended) 25 marks.).
Compulsory Elements: Continuous Assessment.
Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Where work is submitted up to and including 7 days late, 5% of the total marks available shall be deducted from the mark achieved. Where work is submitted up to and including 14 days late, 10% of the total marks available shall be deducted from the mark achieved. Work submitted 15 days late or more shall be assigned a mark of zero.
Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.
End of Year Written Examination Profile: No End of Year Written Examination.
Requirements for Supplemental Examination: Marks in passed element(s) of Continuous Assessment are carried forward, Failed element(s) of Continuous Assessment must be repeated (As prescribed by the Department).
FL3010 Trad and Blues: Musical Traditions and Cultural Contexts
Credit Weighting: 5
Teaching Period(s): Teaching Period 2.
No. of Students: Min 6, Max 50.
Pre-requisite(s): None
Co-requisite(s): None
Teaching Methods: 24 x 1hr(s) Lectures.
Module Co-ordinator: Dr Marie-Annick Desplanques, Roinn An Bhéaloidis.
Lecturer(s): Dr Marie-Annick Desplanques, Roinn An Bhéaloidis.
Module Objective: To study the relationship between music and culture.
Module Content: Traditional music in Ireland, Blues in North America, contexts of performance, continuity and change, revival movements: migration and music diaspora; Hybridization and popularisation. This module requires listening to music.
Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Have a critical knowledge of Irish traditional music and blues.
· Identify changing concepts of Irish traditional music and blues.
· Develop listening and ethnographic skills to acquire the knowledge to compare and evaluate performance contexts.
· Discuss the perspectives and dynamic of revival, hybridization and popularisation of musical genres.
· Consider Irish traditional music and blues as cultural phenomena.
Assessment: Total Marks 100: Continuous Assessment 100 marks (1 x 2,500 word essay).
Compulsory Elements: Continuous Assessment.
Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Where work is submitted up to and including 7 days late, 5% of the total marks available shall be deducted from the mark achieved. Where work is submitted up to and including 14 days late, 10% of the total marks available shall be deducted from the mark achieved. Work submitted 15 days late or more shall be assigned a mark of zero.
Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.
End of Year Written Examination Profile: No End of Year Written Examination.
Requirements for Supplemental Examination: Marks in passed element(s) of Continuous Assessment are carried forward, Failed element(s) of Continuous Assessment must be repeated (Submit 1 x 2,500 word essay, as prescribed by the Department).
FL6000 Peasants to Natives: The Emergence of Irish Folklore and Popular Culture
Credit Weighting: 10
Teaching Period(s): Teaching Periods 1 and 2.
No. of Students: Min 6, Max 20.
Pre-requisite(s): None
Co-requisite(s): None
Teaching Methods: 32 x 1hr(s) Lectures (and 16 hr(s) of Independent, Supervised Research or Seminars).
Module Co-ordinator: Dr Clíona O'Carroll, Roinn An Bhéaloidis.
Lecturer(s): Staff, Roinn An Bhéaloidis.
Module Objective: To introduce the intellectual history and emergence of the collection and study of Irish folklore and popular culture in an ethnological context.
Module Content: The module will focus on the key ideas, moments and interests in the intellectual and popular history of folklore in Ireland.
Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Identify key moments in the emergence of the study of Irish popular culture and folklore.
· Situate the discipline in the broader context of Irish popular culture and culture in general.
· Understand the intellectual history of the idea of folklore.
· Critically engage with the theoretical underpinnings of their own approach to the discipline.
· Identify areas of interest in related fields within their own interest.
· Locate Irish folklore in a broader intellectual context.
Assessment: Total Marks 200: Continuous Assessment 200 marks (1 x 4,000 word essay).
Compulsory Elements: Continuous Assessment.
Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Where work is submitted up to and including 7 days late, 5% of the total marks available shall be deducted from the mark achieved. Where work is submitted up to and including 14 days late, 10% of the total marks available shall be deducted from the mark achieved. Work submitted 15 days late or more shall be assigned a mark of zero.
Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.
End of Year Written Examination Profile: No End of Year Written Examination.
Requirements for Supplemental Examination: Marks in passed element(s) of Continuous Assessment are carried forward, Failed element(s) of Continuous Assessment must be repeated (in consultation with the Department).
FL6001 Popular and Unpopular Culture: Festival, Ritual, Belief and Narrative
Credit Weighting: 10
Teaching Period(s): Teaching Periods 1 and 2.
No. of Students: Min 6, Max 20.
Pre-requisite(s): None
Co-requisite(s): None
Teaching Methods: 32 x 1hr(s) Lectures (and 16 hr(s) of Independent, Supervised Research or Seminars).
Module Co-ordinator: Dr Marie-Annick Desplanques, Roinn An Bhéaloidis.
Lecturer(s): Staff, Roinn An Bhéaloidis.
Module Objective: To introduce the core elements of Irish popular culture incorporating ritual, festival, belief and narrative. To discuss the relationship of Irish folklore with popular culture in general and develop a critical awareness of the key concerns and interests.
Module Content: The module will introduce in an ethnographic context the content of indigenous Irish or traditional culture, folklore and popular culture in general; for example calendar customs, life cycle ritual, belief and storytelling. It will offer examples relevant to the appreciation and interpretation of everyday life as a research interest and concern.
Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Interpret popular expressions in cultural context.
· Recognize some of the main communal expressions of Irish popular culture.
· Identify key occasions in life experience in terms of ritual.
· Understand the forms and functions of calendar customs.
· Discuss belief in the context of traditional Irish society.
· Discuss popular cultural expressions in an ethnographic context.
Assessment: Total Marks 200: Continuous Assessment 200 marks (1 x 4,000 word essay).
Compulsory Elements: Continuous Assessment.
Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Where work is submitted up to and including 7 days late, 5% of the total marks available shall be deducted from the mark achieved. Where work is submitted up to and including 14 days late, 10% of the total marks available shall be deducted from the mark achieved. Work submitted 15 days late or more shall be assigned a mark of zero.
Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.
End of Year Written Examination Profile: No End of Year Written Examination.
Requirements for Supplemental Examination: Marks in passed element(s) of Continuous Assessment are carried forward, Failed element(s) of Continuous Assessment must be repeated (in consultation with the Department).
FL6002 Scholars or Schizophrenics: Issues in Writing Irish Culture
Credit Weighting: 10
Teaching Period(s): Teaching Periods 1 and 2.
No. of Students: Min 6, Max 20.
Pre-requisite(s): None
Co-requisite(s): None
Teaching Methods: 32 x 1hr(s) Lectures (and 16 hr(s) of Independent, Supervised Research or Seminars).
Module Co-ordinator: Dr Stiofán Ó Cadhla, Roinn An Bhéaloidis.
Lecturer(s): Staff, Roinn An Bhéaloidis.
Module Objective: To survey different examples of research of an ethnological, folkloristic or anthropological nature. This module explores ethnography as writing or as authorship. It asks questions about the representation of people in ethnographies and encourages debate through dominant themes and topics that have emerged.
Module Content: The module will use texts and/or examples of folkloristic or ethnographic writing on Ireland. It will discuss and explore selected samples from both the past and the present. Questions of a theoretical nature will be raised with a view to enhancing the student's own research interest and analytical competency.
Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Read ethnography critically.
· Evaluate the contribution of ethnographic texts to knowledge.
· Identify key theoretical concepts in folklore, ethnography or literary texts.
· Understand writerly / literary aspects of ethnography.
· Locate ethnography in culture in general.
· Appreciate the significance of representation.
Assessment: Total Marks 200: Continuous Assessment 200 marks (1 x 4,000 word essay).
Compulsory Elements: Continuous Assessment.
Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Where work is submitted up to and including 7 days late, 5% of the total marks available shall be deducted from the mark achieved. Where work is submitted up to and including 14 days late, 10% of the total marks available shall be deducted from the mark achieved. Work submitted 15 days late or more shall be assigned a mark of zero.
Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.
End of Year Written Examination Profile: No End of Year Written Examination.
Requirements for Supplemental Examination: Marks in passed element(s) of Continuous Assessment are carried forward, Failed element(s) of Continuous Assessment must be repeated (in consultation with the Department).
Credit Weighting: 45
Teaching Period(s): Teaching Period 2 and Teaching/Research Period 3.
No. of Students: Min 6, Max 10.
Pre-requisite(s): None
Co-requisite(s): None
Teaching Methods: Other (Independent Research).
Module Co-ordinator: Dr Clíona O'Carroll, Roinn An Bhéaloidis.
Lecturer(s): Staff, Roinn An Bhéaloidis.
Module Objective: To design and complete a research project and present a written dissertation.
Module Content: Independent research on a topic agreed with the Department in the area of Irish folklore or popular culture.
Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Design a research project.
· Identify and evaluate key sources.
· Identify and evaluate cultural themes.
· Relate their research project to the discipline.
· Experience the value of ethnographic fieldwork.
· Write a report/monograph.
Assessment: Total Marks 900: Continuous Assessment 900 marks (Research Dissertation (max 20,000 words, through the medium of English or Irish) to be internally submitted by early-September. Date to be set by Department.).
Compulsory Elements: Continuous Assessment.
Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Work which is submitted late shall be assigned a mark of zero (or a Fail Judgement in the case of Pass/Fail modules).
Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.
End of Year Written Examination Profile: No End of Year Written Examination.
Requirements for Supplemental Examination: If it is deemed that there are emendations to be made to the dissertation or if it does not attain an appropriate mark you must consult with the Department to determine whether you can re-submit.
FL6004 Irish Folklore in Context: Community, Field and Archive
Credit Weighting: 15
Teaching Period(s): Teaching Periods 1 and 2.
No. of Students: Min 6, Max 20.
Pre-requisite(s): None
Co-requisite(s): None
Teaching Methods: 10 x 1hr(s) Lectures; 10 x 1hr(s) Practicals (how to write and reference folklore); 30hr(s) Practicals (training in folklore methods, including archival experience and some training in fieldwork techniques); 16hr(s) Other (Fieldtrip(s)).
Module Co-ordinator: Dr Marie-Annick Desplanques, Roinn An Bhéaloidis.
Lecturer(s): Staff, Roinn An Bhéaloidis.
Module Objective: To gain personal experience of some of the contexts and practical uses of Irish folklore in communities and key offsite locations. To appreciate the value of archives and folklore in general in institutional as well as public and community settings. To achieve an understanding of the value of the Irish National Folklore Collection to Folklore studies and other disciplines such as history, literary studies, geography and Irish studies.
Module Content: This module will comprise primarily of experience based learning and training in the use of archives including the National Folklore Collection, elements of training in field collection techniques including recorded ethnographic interviews, fieldtrip (or trips where practicable), and the compilation of a research journal.
Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Experience first hand key sites of folklore activity.
· Recognize applied aspects of the learning experience in folklore.
· Understand the interaction of the discipline with the public.
· Participate on fieldtrips through field journal.
· Keep a diary of year's experience both studying and living in Cork.
· Engage reflexively with folklore context(s).
Assessment: Total Marks 300: Continuous Assessment 300 marks (consisting of preparation and writing of a 1 x 3,000 word report based on archival research with supporting documentation (200 marks) and one research journal of ca. 50 entries (100 marks)).
Compulsory Elements: Continuous Assessment.
Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Where work is submitted up to and including 7 days late, 5% of the total marks available shall be deducted from the mark achieved. Where work is submitted up to and including 14 days late, 10% of the total marks available shall be deducted from the mark achieved. Work submitted 15 days late or more shall be assigned a mark of zero.
Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.
End of Year Written Examination Profile: No End of Year Written Examination.
Requirements for Supplemental Examination: Marks in passed element(s) of Continuous Assessment are carried forward, Failed element(s) of Continuous Assessment must be repeated (in consultation with the Department).
FL6005 Research Journal & Dissertation Presentation
Credit Weighting: 5
Teaching Period(s): Teaching Periods 1 and 2.
No. of Students: Min 2, Max 20.
Pre-requisite(s): None
Co-requisite(s): None
Teaching Methods: 24 x 1hr(s) Other (Consultation, Presentation and attendance at Departmental/School Seminars).
Module Co-ordinator: Dr Marie-Annick Desplanques, Roinn An Bhéaloidis.
Lecturer(s): Staff, Roinn An Bhéaloidis.
Module Objective: This module provides the opportunity for students on the Master's by Research programme to engage with the research conducted in Folklore Studies and related fields. It will help students self-direct their research and, in consultation with their supervisor(s), prepare a dissertation proposal and work schedule for their major research project.
Module Content: Working with a designated supervisor/mentor, students design a work schedule which will include: the writing of a research journal, including an annotated bibliography and review of research seminars; attendance at a minimum of four research seminars in the Folklore Department, and the writing of a review of a least two seminars; delivery of a presentation on their chosen research topic.
Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Conceive and articulate a viable research topic.
· Critically appraise the bibliography on their chosen topic.
· Engage constructively with the research of others.
· Prepare and present verbal presentations of their research topic.
· Participate in discussions about their own and others' research.
Assessment: Total Marks 100: Continuous Assessment 100 marks (Research Journal, including annotated bibliography and review of Research Seminars (2,000 words), 50 marks; Research Presentation, 40 marks; Preparation, attendance and participation, 10 marks).
Compulsory Elements: Continuous Assessment.
Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Work which is submitted late shall be assigned a mark of zero (or a Fail Judgement in the case of Pass/Fail modules).
Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.
End of Year Written Examination Profile: No End of Year Written Examination.
Requirements for Supplemental Examination: Marks in passed element(s) of Continuous Assessment are carried forward, Failed element(s) of Continuous Assessment must be repeated (Research presentation must be repeated as prescribed by the relevant Department/School). Marks for preparation, attendance and contribution are carried forward.
Credit Weighting: 70
Teaching Period(s): Teaching Periods 1 and 2 and Teaching/Research Period 3.
No. of Students: Min 2, Max 20.
Pre-requisite(s): None
Co-requisite(s): None
Teaching Methods: Other (Independent Supervised Research).
Module Co-ordinator: Dr Marie-Annick Desplanques, Roinn An Bhéaloidis.
Lecturer(s): Staff, Roinn An Bhéaloidis.
Module Objective: To enable the student to undertake research in a chosen area; carry out a research project combining both fieldwork and written dissertation. To further develop his/her written communication skills.
Module Content: A dissertation on an approved topic, written under supervision by a member of staff.
Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Design a research project in folklore and ethnology.
· Identify key sources for their research project.
· Carry out archival research.
· Practice fieldwork methods.
· Identify and evaluate cultural themes through fieldwork.
· Relate their research project to the discipline.
· Present and defend original ideas learned in the field.
· Experience the necessity for ethnographic fieldwork.
· Write an ethnographic or folkloristic monograph.
Assessment: Total Marks 1400: Continuous Assessment 1400 marks (Three bound typed copies of the dissertation (25,000 words) to be submitted by the first Friday in October. The thesis will be assessed by Internal and External Examiners. The candidate may also be required to pass an examination on the subject matter of the thesis).
Compulsory Elements: Continuous Assessment.
Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Work which is submitted late shall be assigned a mark of zero (or a Fail Judgement in the case of Pass/Fail modules).
Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.
End of Year Written Examination Profile: No End of Year Written Examination.
Requirements for Supplemental Examination: There will not be a supplemental Examination.
