This is a required course for all graduate students in English. The course is designed as an introduction to research method and practices appropriate to the undertaking of research in English and its associated fields. By the end of the course, students will know how to articulate a research-issue in such a way as to yield a viable thesis proposal and will further know how to undertake research in the most appropriate and effective fashion. The student will have raised her or his performance level and expectations from those acceptable at undergraduate level to those required for productive and positive graduate work.
Teaching is carried out by a combination of lecture, seminar, workshop.
Assessment is incorporated into the assessment of research work submitted as part of the School of English monitoring procedures for the progression of students. It is expected that the work submitted by the student as part of their regular assessment and monitoring, or as part of the required portfolio for upgrading to PhD status, or as part of the work submitted for the degree of MA, will demonstrate that the student has an adequate grasp of research method and practice. This is a required course for all graduate students in English. This course is designed as an advanced course of study intended to enable and to facilitate the development of a strong theoretical awareness on the part of the research student or graduate. It is designed to ensure that the student is aware of current major theoretical issues and of how those issues impinge on their work.