THESIS PREPARATION Schedule

Below is the schedule for Thesis Preparation that is run here. Try to keep to the deadlines, or take one extra week for each if needed (but no later for submissions).

Tim, Noel and myself will post the text of our presentations to keep you up to date on content here. I will email you a list of who is your tutor (Tim/me) this week and a schedule for email contact, in lieu of tutorial time.

THESIS PREPARATION MODULE
Fine Art
Stage 3, Semester 6
Tutors: Niamh Ann Kelly, Tim Stott Room: 304 Wednesdays: 11am- 1pm
WEEK/DATE
MODULE CONTENT
Week 1
3 Feb
Feedback on Essays, Semester 5
Week 2
10 Feb
Introduction to thesis programme – What is a Thesis?
Selecting a Topic -Where do I start? How do I focus my topic?
Week 3
17 Feb
Image/Object Presentations
Defining/Identifying research questions
Week 4
24 Feb
Research Methods & Literature Review
DIT Library Talk
Week 5
3 March
Submission of Written Proposals of Thesis Topic, with Bibliography
Class discussion on proposals.
Thesis Guidelines. Referencing, Citing & Using the Internet
Week 6
10 March

REVIEW WEEK – no seminar
Week 7
17 March
19 March

St. Patrick’s Day – no seminar
Submission of Literature Review (1,500 words). Review will be on at least three key texts relevant to your topic
Week 8
24 March

Tutorial feedback on literature review and written proposal.

EASTER
Week 9
14 April
Types of Thesis Structures: How arguments are constructed. Case-study. Comparative Analysis. Historical Narrative. Critical Review. Interpretation.
Week 10
21 April
Submission of Conference Paper
(2,000 words, applying literature review to object analysis).
Class Presentations
Week 11
28 April

Class Presentations
Week 12
5 May

Tutorial feedback on conference paper
Week 13
12 May

Tutorial feedback on conference paper