Ravensbourne
RAVENSBOURNE
BA CONTEXTUAL STUDIES
DISSERTATION GUIDELINES
PART TWO
(DISSERTATION PRESENTATION AND SUBMISSION)
THE GOLDEN RULES OF THE DISSERTATION PROCESS
1) Dissertation Tutors and ‘Readers’ Your Dissertation Tutor is your main contact throughout the Dissertation Unit – they will keep track of your progress and will liase with the Contextual Studies Subject Leader about any problems. Be sure to always keep your Dissertation Tutor informed. It is their responsibility to know what/how you are doing with your dissertation.
You will be assigned a Dissertation Tutor according to the subject of your dissertation and other issues. You cannot change your Dissertation Tutor unless there are exceptional circumstances, so please don’t ask.
Make good use of an additional ‘reader’ (someone who reads what you write in order to make sure it makes sense, to proofread for punctuation and so on). Remember that your time with your Dissertation Tutor is limited.
Also… make good use of the Academic Writing Support and Language Support sessions now aligned to this unit! (contact Kay Brannan, k.brannan@rave.ac.uk, in Student Services)
2) Extension of the Deadline If you have been ill during the writing stage of your dissertation, bring it to the attention of your Subject Leader as soon as possible.
Contextual Studies staff cannot give you an Extension – only your Subject Leader can give you an Extension for the Dissertation.
To discuss or apply for Mitigating Circumstances, contact your Subject Leader or the Student Services Team – NOT your Dissertation tutor or the CS Subject Leader. Once you have applied, please let the Contextual Studies Subject Leader know (Liz McQuiston, l.mcquiston@rave.ac.uk).
3) Dyslexia and other work issues The sooner your Dissertation Tutor knows about any difficulties or fears you may have, the sooner we can find ways of supporting
BA CONTEXTUAL STUDIES
DISSERTATION GUIDELINES
PART TWO
(DISSERTATION PRESENTATION AND SUBMISSION)
THE GOLDEN RULES OF THE DISSERTATION PROCESS
1) Dissertation Tutors and ‘Readers’ Your Dissertation Tutor is your main contact throughout the Dissertation Unit – they will keep track of your progress and will liase with the Contextual Studies Subject Leader about any problems. Be sure to always keep your Dissertation Tutor informed. It is their responsibility to know what/how you are doing with your dissertation.
You will be assigned a Dissertation Tutor according to the subject of your dissertation and other issues. You cannot change your Dissertation Tutor unless there are exceptional circumstances, so please don’t ask.
Make good use of an additional ‘reader’ (someone who reads what you write in order to make sure it makes sense, to proofread for punctuation and so on). Remember that your time with your Dissertation Tutor is limited.
Also… make good use of the Academic Writing Support and Language Support sessions now aligned to this unit! (contact Kay Brannan, k.brannan@rave.ac.uk, in Student Services)
2) Extension of the Deadline If you have been ill during the writing stage of your dissertation, bring it to the attention of your Subject Leader as soon as possible.
Contextual Studies staff cannot give you an Extension – only your Subject Leader can give you an Extension for the Dissertation.
To discuss or apply for Mitigating Circumstances, contact your Subject Leader or the Student Services Team – NOT your Dissertation tutor or the CS Subject Leader. Once you have applied, please let the Contextual Studies Subject Leader know (Liz McQuiston, l.mcquiston@rave.ac.uk).
3) Dyslexia and other work issues The sooner your Dissertation Tutor knows about any difficulties or fears you may have, the sooner we can find ways of supporting
References: eg. KANDINSKY, Wassily. ‘Concrete Art’. In CHIPP, Herschel B. Theories of Modern Art, University of California Press, 1968. eg. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, dir. Ang Lee, China/Taiwan/USA, 2000.