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ENGL7000 – Research in Literary Studies and Creative Writing

2024 – Session 2, In person-scheduled-weekday, North Ryde

General Information

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Unit convenor and teaching staff Unit convenor and teaching staff Lecturer / tutor
Paul Sheehan
paul.sheehan@mq.edu.au
Contact via Email
25bWW 552
By appointment
Credit points Credit points
10
Prerequisites Prerequisites
Admission to MRes
Corequisites Corequisites
Co-badged status Co-badged status
Unit description Unit description

What constitutes research in the fields of literary studies and creative writing? This unit considers the various contexts within which English literature is studied and composed, in order to encourage critical awareness of how and why these studies are pursued in the twenty-first century. This unit will introduce students to a wide range of recent debates in literary studies and creative writing, focusing upon the areas that lie at the centre of literary and creative research in the English Department at Macquarie University. Students will analyse and evaluate critical studies of literary works and conceptual approaches to creative research to consider how literature operates both conceptually and in the real world.

Important Academic Dates

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Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  • ULO1: Comprehend the range of approaches to literary studies and creative writing that are pursued by researchers within the English department.
  • ULO2: Enhance the design and development of research, especially with regard to aligning their ideas with relevant approaches within the field.
  • ULO3: Use well developed judgement to develop research questions.
  • ULO4: Write and present a minor piece of research related to a chosen field of enquiry in the discipline of literary studies.

General Assessment Information

Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, a 5% penalty (of the total possible mark) will be applied each day a written assessment is not submitted, up until the 7th day (including weekends). After the 7th day, a mark of ‘0’ (zero) will be awarded even if the assessment is submitted.

Assessment Tasks

Name Weighting Hurdle Due
Report 40% No 2024-09-11
Research Essay 60% No 2024-11-06

Report

Assessment Type 1: Report
Indicative Time on Task 2: 35 hours
Due: 2024-09-11
Weighting: 40%

 

Students will report upon their plan for a research project including: research question, primary texts, methodology, and bibliography.

 
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Comprehend the range of approaches to literary studies and creative writing that are pursued by researchers within the English department.

Research Essay

Assessment Type 1: Essay
Indicative Time on Task 2: 75 hours
Due: 2024-11-06
Weighting: 60%

 

Written research paper, 4500 words

 
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Enhance the design and development of research, especially with regard to aligning their ideas with relevant approaches within the field.
  • Use well developed judgement to develop research questions.
  • Write and present a minor piece of research related to a chosen field of enquiry in the discipline of literary studies.

1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:

  • the academic teaching staff in your unit for guidance in understanding or completing this type of assessment
  • the Writing Centre for academic skills support.

2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation

Delivery and Resources

Classes will be conducted live f2f. They will not be recorded. 

Classes begin in week 1. 

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Student Code of Conduct

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Results

Results published on platform other than eStudent, (eg. iLearn, Coursera etc.) or released directly by your Unit Convenor, are not confirmed as they are subject to final approval by the University. Once approved, final results will be sent to your student email address and will be made available in eStudent. For more information visit connect.mq.edu.au or if you are a Global MBA student contact globalmba.support@mq.edu.au

Academic Integrity

At Macquarie, we believe academic integrity – honesty, respect, trust, responsibility, fairness and courage – is at the core of learning, teaching and research. We recognise that meeting the expectations required to complete your assessments can be challenging. So, we offer you a range of resources and services to help you reach your potential, including free online writing and maths support, academic skills development and wellbeing consultations.

Student Support

Macquarie University provides a range of support services for students. For details, visit http://students.mq.edu.au/support/

The Writing Centre

The Writing Centre provides resources to develop your English language proficiency, academic writing, and communication skills.

The Library provides online and face to face support to help you find and use relevant information resources. 

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Unit information based on version 2024.01R of the Handbook