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EDFD706 Literature and Theoretical Critique

20 cp

Examiners reports of theses and dissertations frequently identify the unsatisfactory nature of research literature reviews. Too often examiners comment upon an over-focus on rhetorical literature to the neglect of the empirical, presented as a list of semi-coherent conclusions. This unit will engage the candidate, in close consultation with his/her supervisors in identifying the appropriate literature. From the concepts embedded in the problem articulation and by synthesising the relevant literature, the candidate will generate a conceptual framework which allows the literature to illuminate suitably an understanding of the problem as well as, where appropriate to generate defensibly the research question. The end product represents a complex re-conceptualisation of the substantive knowledge matrix embedded in nurturing a sophisticated appreciation of the research problem.

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