COURSE UNIT TITLE

: FIELD STUDY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
AKE 5098 FIELD STUDY COMPULSORY 2 0 0 6

Offered By

American Culture and Literature

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

American Culture and Literature

Course Objective

To transmit the academic advisor's knowledge and experience in American Studies to the thesis-level student, and to cultivate in her/him academic ethics, work discipline, and the ability to follow, evaluate and discuss thesis-related current scholarship and new developments.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To develop the skill of expertly interpreting, developing and using thesis-related and other American Studies knowledge.
2   To develop the skill of requiring necessary knowledge and acquiring sought knowledge.
3   To synthesize, analyze and interpret thesis-related knowledge.
4   To uphold scholarly and ethical values in the researching, evaluation and publishing of thesis-related material.
5   To develop the skill of methodological design, development, application and the evaluation of results in solving a thesis-related problem.
6   To develop the skill of solving thesis-related practical problems through the use of research methods, the development of new approaches and by taking responsibility.
7   To develop the skill of transmitting thesis-related current developments and one's own work in written, oral and visual form.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 To be determined by the student and the academic advisor
2 To be determined by the student and the academic advisor
3 To be determined by the student and the academic advisor
4 To be determined by the student and the academic advisor
5 To be determined by the student and the academic advisor
6 To be determined by the student and the academic advisor
7 To be determined by the student and the academic advisor
8 To be determined by the student and the academic advisor
9 To be determined by the student and the academic advisor
10 To be determined by the student and the academic advisor
11 To be determined by the student and the academic advisor
12 To be determined by the student and the academic advisor
13 To be determined by the student and the academic advisor
14 To be determined by the student and the academic advisor

Recomended or Required Reading

Books and articles on the seminar topic
Textbook(s): Each instructor will assign his/her own material.
Supplementary Book(s): Each instructor will assign his/her own material.
References: Each instructor will assign his/her own material.
Materials: Each instructor will assign his/her own material.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Detailed in "Assessment Methods" and "ECTS Table" sections.

Assessment Methods

Successful / Unsuccessful


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The ability of the thesis-level student to follow, evaluate and discuss current scholarship on, and new developments in her/his academic area of interest is evaluated according to the project prepared.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparing assignments 10 9 90
Preparing presentations 4 8 32
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 150

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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