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INSTITUTE OF ARCHAEOLOGY ARCL0047 2020-21
A DETAILED STUDY OF A SELECTED TOPIC
BA/BSc DISSERTATION HANDBOOK
30 Credits Deadline: Wednesday 5 May 2021 Coordinator: Gabriel Moshenska [email protected] Room 322A 020 76797510
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Adetailedstudyofaselectedtopic(Informallyknownas,andhereafterreferredtoas,TheDissertation)
HowtoUseThisHandbook
Thehandbookhastwoparts:PartIgivesyoualltheinformationyouneedtoknowconcerninghowtochooseatopic,findasupervisor,andgetstartedonyourresearch.ItalsoprovidesadviceonhowtogoaboutyourresearchandhowtowritethedissertationandincludesthedutiesoftheDissertationSupervisor,whatisexpectedofeachstudent,andthedeadlinestobemet.TheappendicestoPartIincludealltheformsyouwillneedtosubmitduringyourdissertationstudy,andguidanceonthedissertationpresentations.PartIIhasalistofInstitutestaffmemberswhocansuperviseprojectsinthe2020-2021academicyear.Thedescriptionsofeachstaffmember’sexpertisewillgiveyouanideaoftherangeoftopicsthatarepossible.
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THEDISSERTATIONTIMETABLEYEAR DAY DATE TASK/EVENTSecondYearTerm2
CompulsoryDissertationTalkandissuingoftheDissertationHandbook.Aregisterwillbetaken.
SecondYearTerm2/3
AstimeisavailableinTerm2/3
Selectgeneralareaofproposeddissertation,getadvicefromrelevantstaffandacquireaDissertationSupervisor,whomustsignyourGreenForm(seebelow).
SecondYearTerm3
June2020
q MakeanappointmentwiththeThirdYearTutortodiscussyourtopicandyourdissertationworkprogrammeforthesummerandanyfieldworkdaysthatitmightinclude.SignuponDoodle.
AtthismeetingyouwillsubmittheGreenForm(availablefromoutsideRoom411A)withyourdissertationtopicandwiththenameandsignatureofyourDissertationSupervisororSupervisors(it’spossibletohavemorethanonesupervisorandinfactit’sgoodtotalktodifferentmembersofstaffaboutpossibletopics).
SecondYearTerm3
June2020 q DiscussyourtimetableofsummerworkonyourdissertationwithyourDissertationSupervisor
Summervacation
Threeweeksormorework
Itisrecommendedthatyoudoatleastthreeweeksofworkonyourdissertationresearchthroughthesummervacation.Thisworkshouldrelatetogatheringfield,museum,laboratory,archive,orliteraturerawdataforyourdissertationtopic.
ThirdYearTerm1
Startofterm October2020 InadditiontoregisteringyourcoursechoiceswiththeThirdYearTutor,youshouldalsosubmityourOrangeFormtohim(withacopytoyourDissertationSupervisor).Thisformistobeusedto:r summariseyoursummervacationworkonyour
dissertationr listkeytextsthatrelatetoyourtopicr provideanoutlineofyourthesis1(whichmay
havebeenmodifiedsincesubmissionofyourGreenForm)
1Howyouplantocoveryourtopic.ThirdYearTerm1
3rd-YearWeeklyReview
DateandvenueTBA
CompulsoryDissertationTalk.Aregisterwillbetaken,andyouwillsignupfora15-minutemeetingtobeheldduringReadingWeekwiththeThirdYearTutor.
ThirdYearTerm1
BeforeReadingWeek
Sign-upforyour15-minutemeetingwiththeThirdYearTutor.
ThirdYearTerm1
Firsthalfofterm HaveregularmeetingswithyourDissertationSupervisororSupervisors.
ThirdYearTerm1
WeekbeforeReadingWeek
PreparethePinkForminconsultationwithyourDissertationSupervisor.Theformshouldcontain:q Ashortsummaryofyourprogressonyour
dissertationq Alistofchapterheadingsortheplannedformat
ofyourdissertationq YourResearchQuestion
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ThirdYearTerm1
ReadingWeek 15-minutemeetingwiththeThirdYearTutortodiscussyourprogress.PleaseemailthePinkForminadvance.Ifyoucouldnotfindadissertationsupervisororifyouarehavingproblemswithyourtopic,thisisthetimetodiscussitwiththeThirdYearTutor,whoispreparedtohelpyougetallthissortedwithminimalstress!
ThirdYearTerm1
SecondhalfofTerm1
MeetregularlywithyourDissertationSupervisor(s)!BytheendofTerm1:rYoushouldhavefinishedallfieldwork,alsothemajorityofyourdatacollectionrYoushouldhavecompletedyourliteraturereviewrIfyouareengagedinlaboratoryanalysisyoushouldhavemostofthiscompleted(subjecttoaccessibility)
ThirdYearTerm2
3rd-YearWeeklyReview
Date&VenueTBA
CompulsoryDissertationTalkbytheThirdYearTutortoadviseyouonyourdissertationpresentation.Aregisterwillbetaken.
ThirdyearTerm2
Firsthalfofterm q WriteachapterforyourDissertationSupervisortoread(1,000to1,500words)
q MeetregularlywithyourDissertationSupervisorq PrepareyourDissertationTalk
ThirdyearTerm2
FridayafterReadingWeek
Submitthe1,000-to1,500-wordchapter(s)orwrittenwork(ifnotstrictlyspeakingachapter)toyourDissertationSupervisor.
ThirdyearTerm2
OneithersideofReadingWeek
Atimetablewillbecirculated.
Presenta10-minuteDissertationTalkfollowedby5-10minutesofquestions.Thesewillbeorganisedbyyourtutorialcoordinatorwhowillbeintouchonthepresentationscheduleforeachtutorialgroup.
ThirdyearTerm2
SecondhalfofTermTwo
q ArrangemeetingwithyourDissertationSupervisor(s)todiscuss:the1000-1500-wordpieceofworkthatyousubmitted;yourDissertationTalk;andyourpresentationskills
q Continuewritingyourdissertationq HaveregularmeetingswithyourDissertation
Supervisor(s)ThirdYear
Eastervacation Completethewritingofyourdissertation.Giveyourselfenoughtimetosortoutanyillustrationsandtables,andcheckyourworkthoroughly.
ThirdYearTerm3
Firstweekofterm Getyourdissertationprintedandbound(twocopies).
ThirdYearTerm3
SecondworkingdayofsecondweekofTerm3
Wednesday5May2021
SubmittwoboundcopiesofyourdissertationtoJudyMedrington(Room411A)anduploadyourdissertationtoTurnitin.
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TABLEOFCONTENTSPARTI:GUIDELINES,ADVICE,ANDDEADLINES1. GUIDELINES1.1 Coursedescription1.2 Coursecontent1.3 Courseaims1.4 Choosingatopic1.41 ImpactofCOVID191.42 Ethics1.5 Definingyourresearchproject1.6 Approachingasupervisor.1.7 SubmittingtheGreenForm(TermTwo,SecondYear)1.8 Takingadvicefromyoursupervisorandthenatureofsupervision
Yoursupervisor’sresponsibilitiesWhatisexpectedofyou
1.9 Havingmorethanonesupervisor1.10 Workload1.11 Dissertationtalk(TermTwoofyourThirdyear)1.12 Ifyouhaveaproblemwithyourdissertation2. ADVICEONUNDERTAKINGRESEARCH2.1 Schedulingyourresearch2.2 Gettingstarted2.3 Gatheringinformation2.4 Takingnotes2.5 Takingreferences2.6 Laboratorywork2.7 Fieldwork
Museumwork2.8 UseoftheInstitute'sphotographylaboratoryandphotographicequipment2.9 UsingUCLcomputerfacilities2.10 Usingspecialisedcomputingfacilities2.11 Adviceonpreparationofthedissertation
PreparingthetextandusingwordprocessingLength-whatisandwhatisnotincludedinthewordlength
2.12 PresentationandformatofthedissertationTheabstractTheprefaceAcknowledgementsText
2.13 Checkingthetext2.14 Quotationsandciting2.15 Illustrationsandcaptions
Useofpublishedillustrations2.16 Presentationoftablesofdata2.17 ReferencesCited
BooksConferencesorcollectedpapersArticlesinbooks,collectedpapers,conferenceproceedingsetc.ArticlesinperiodicalsUnpublishedmaterialInternetpublications
2.18 Appendices2.19 Plagiarism
6 3. DEADLINESANDRELATEDMATTERS3.1 DeadlinesforformsandwrittenworkduringTermOneandTermTwoofyourThirdyear
OrangeForm(TermOne)PinkForm(TermOne)ReadingWeek(TermTwo)submissionofapieceoftext(1000-1500words)
3.2 Submission(TermThree)3.3 Extensions3.4 Penaltiesforlatesubmission3.5 CourseAppraisal3.6 Examination3.7 Post-examination
ReturnofsecondcopyPublicationofDissertationsConsultationofInstitutecopy
4. PRIZES
RoyalArchaeologicalInstituteDissertationPrizeTheRoyHodsonDissertationPrizeSocietyforMedievalArchaeologyJohnHurstUndergraduateDissertationPrizeSocietyforPost-MedievalArchaeologyUndergraduateDissertationPrizeRomanSocietyUndergraduateDissertationPrize
APPENDICESPARTIA1 PagelayoutforthetitlepageofthedissertationA2 CopyoftheGreenFormA3 CopyoftheOrangeformA4 CopyofthePinkFormA5 CriteriaforthemarkingofdissertationsA6 InstructionsforthepresentationPARTII:STAFFRESEARCHAREAS
Staffarelistedalphabetically
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1. GUIDELINES1.1 CoursedescriptionARCL0047isacompulsory30creditmoduleforthoseregisteredfortheBAorBScinArchaeology,BAinClassicalArchaeology&ClassicalCivilisation,BAinEgyptianArchaeology,BAArchaeologywithaPlacementYear,BAinArchaeologywithaYearAbroadandBAinArchaeologyandAnthropology.ItisundertakenintheThirdYearbystudentsregisteredfortheabovedegrees(orthefourthyearinthecaseofBAAWAYAandPlacementYearstudents).ThedissertationiswrittenworkthatyousubmittowardtheendofyourThirdYear.ItisbasedonaresearchprojectthatyouinitiateduringthesummerafteryourSecondYearandcontinuetoworkonthroughoutyourThirdYear.1.2 CoursecontentThedissertationisa9,500-10,500-word(seebelowfordetailsonwordlength)documentbasedonfieldwork,museumwork,laboratorywork,otherformsofanalyticalwork,orlibrary/archivework(oranycombinationofthese).***DuetotherestrictionsimposedbyCovid19,dissertationsshouldbeplannedthatcanbecompletedusinge-
resources,digitaldatasetsandlibrarymaterialsonly.Manystaffhavedigitalarchaeologicaldatasets(e.g.excavationarchives,spatialdata,finds,zooarchaeological,archaeobotanicalandcompositionaldata)thatyoumaybeabletoconductprimaryoriginalanalysison.Yourdigitalfieldworkprojectsmayalsobesuitablefordissertationresearch,subjecttotheprojectdirector’sagreement.Ethnographicfieldwork(e.g.interviews/surveysetc.)canbe
carriedoutonlinebutwillneedethicalapprovalandcarefulplanningfarinadvance.Wehopethatitwillbepossibletoconductsupplementarypracticalworkincludinglaboratoryanalysis,butduetocurrentuncertainties
wecannotguaranteeaccessibility***Thewrittenaccountofyourdissertationresearchisdifferentfromanessay—youareexpectedtodeveloparesearchquestion,outlineaimsandobjectives,detailyourmethodsanddiscussyourresults.Youareexpectedtoapplyyourowncriticaljudgementtoyourchosenresearchareaanddiscussyourownideasalongsidethepublishedideasofothersworkinginthesamefield.Youwillbeguidedinyourchoiceoftopic,inyourprogrammeoffieldworkordatacollection,andinthewritingupofyourresultsbyyourDissertationSupervisor,theThirdYearTutor,andtheDissertationHandbook.The'DissertationTimetable'providesanimportantframeworkforpacingyourworkandforschedulingregularmeetingswithyourDissertationSupervisorandtheThirdYearTutor.1.3 CourseaimsTheaimsofthedissertationaretoteachyou:
HowtodesignanarchaeologicalresearchprojectHowtoformulateviableaimsandobjectivesHowtocollectdataHowtochooseandapplyappropriatemethodsofanalysisHowtoschedulearesearchprojectHowtoworkindependentlytoadeadlineHowtopresentabrieftalkonthesubjectofyourresearchHowtopresentyourresearchclearlyandconciselyasa10,000wordwrittenreporttoastandardthatwouldbe
expectedforpublication.1.4 ChoosingatopicYourchoiceofaresearchtopicwilldependonanumberofvariables.Whicheverresearchareayouchoose--whetheritisbasedwithinaparticularperiodand/orregion,onaparticularmaterialortheme,basedonlibraryresearch,oronlaboratoryormuseumwork--youwillneedtoasktwoquestions:
1)HowdoIdefineeffectivelyandrealisticallywhatIwanttodo?2)WhichmemberofstaffdoIapproachasapossiblesupervisorformychosentopic?
Forsomeofyou,bothquestionswillbeeasybecauseyouhaveintereststhatcloselymatchthoseofaparticularmemberofstaffwhomyoualreadyknow.Forothers,oneorbothquestionswilltakemoretime.Thishandbookisdesignedtohelpyoumakethesedecisions.However,youshouldalsodiscussyourdissertationtopicandchoiceofDissertationSupervisorwithyourPersonalTutor.Part2ofthishandbookcontainsdetails(providedbyeachmemberofstaff),concerningwhowillbeavailabletosupervisedissertations.Thesedetailsincludethesupervisiontopicsparticulartoeachstaffmember.Evenifyouarecertainaboutthetopicyouareinterestedinandhavedecidedwhichmemberofstaffyouwishtohaveasasupervisor,pleasetakethetimetoreadthroughthelist.Youmayfindyoucandrawonexpertisefrommorethanonestaffmember,oryourtopicmaychangeanditisagoodideatoknowwheretofindsomeonewhocanadviseyou.Mostmembersofstaffarewillingtosuperviseaprojectaddressingquestionsormaterialsrelatedinsomewaytothetopicslisted.
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Atpresent,yourdissertationprojectsshouldbedesignedtoberesilientandfeasibleundercurrentCOVID19restrictions:thiswillimpacttherangeofchoicesyouhaveforyourresearch.Staffhavebeenbriefedtohelpyoudesignresearchprojectsthatarefeasibleshouldyouonlyhaveaccesstoe-resources,digitaldatasetsandlibrarymaterials.Manystaffwillhavedigitalarchaeologicaldatasets(e.g.excavationarchives,spatialdata,findscatalogues,zooarchaeological,archaeobotanicalandcompositionaldata)thatyoumaybeabletoconductprimaryoriginalanalysison,sodoaskpotentialsupervisorsinyourareaofinterestwhethertheyhaveanythingsuitable.Yourdigitalfieldworkprojectsyouhavedoneoverthesummermayalsobesuitablefordissertationresearch,subjecttotheprojectdirector’sagreement–orhavegivenyouideasforadigitalprojectofyourown.Manytypesofethnographicfieldwork(e.g.interviews/surveys/focusgroupsetc.)canbeconductedonline,thoughwillneedethicalapprovalandcarefulplanningwellinadvance(see1.42).Youshouldthereforenotplanaprojectthatisdependentuponin-personfieldworkorphysicalaccesstomuseums,laboratoriesandcollections.However,ifthesituationpermits,itmaybepossibletoconductsomecomplementarypracticalresearchforyourdissertationlaterintheyear.1.42 Ethics–pleasereadthissectioncarefully!AnyresearchundertakenbyInstituteofArchaeologystafforstudentshouldbedesignedandconductedinanethicalwayandbecompliantwithexistingInstituteandUCLpolicies,aswellasUKandinternationallaw.Issuesincludehowyourresearchisfunded,sourced,analysedanddisseminated.TheInstituteofArchaeologytakesethicsveryseriouslyandhasproducedguidelinesforInstitutestaffandstudentstoadhereto;pleaselookattheIoAethicshomepageforanintroductiontosomeoftheissues(http://www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology/research/ethics).YoushouldalsoreadtheIoApolicyregardingtheillicittradeinantiquities(http://www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology/research/ethics/policy_antiquities).Ifyourdissertationresearchinvolvescollectinganydatafromhumansubjects,thenyouwillneedtoreceiveIoAethicalapprovalbeforeyoucanbegintocollectanydata.Youmaybeusingmethodssuchasinterviews,questionnaires,observationsofpeople’sbehaviour,experimentalresearchinvolvingotherpeople,orfocusgroups.Youshouldfirstdiscussyourproposedresearchwithyourdissertationsupervisortodevelopanappropriatesetofresearchquestionsandmethods.Onceyouhaveaclearideaofwhatyouwanttodo,readtheEthicsDissertationGuidelineswebsitehttp://www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology/research/ethics/dissertations_guidelinesandfollowtheinstructionsforsubmittinga‘HumanParticipantResearchApplication’form.Youwillthenbeadvisedonhowtoproceed.Gainingethicsapprovalusuallytakesupto4weeks;someresearchmayrequireadditionalethicalapprovalfromUCLorexternalorganisations,whichwilltakelonger.Studentsarethereforeadvisedtotakethisintoaccountwhenplanningtheirresearch,andtosubmittheirethicsapplicationsassoonastheyarereadytodoso.TheabsolutelatestdeadlineforsubmittingapplicationstotheIoAEthicsCommitteeforBAdissertationworkis1March2021.Applicationswillonlybeconsideredafterthisdateunderexceptionalcircumstances,andatthediscretionofthecommittee.Thiscut-offdateisanextremeexample:themajorityofethicsapplicationsshouldhavebeensubmittedmuch,muchearlierthanthis.Ifyouhavesoughtandreceivedethicsapproval,thenevidenceofthatapproval–mostlikelyintheformofacopyoftheemailfromtheChairoftheEthicsCommittee,includingitsdate–shouldbeincludedinyourdissertationdocumentasoneoftheappendices.Notethatyoushouldnotbeginrecruitingparticipants,orcollectinganydatafromthem,untilethicsapprovalhasbeengranted.Ethicsapprovalcannotbegrantedretrospectively;ifyoudocollectdatawithoutapproval,youwillnotbeallowedtouseitinyourdissertation.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsabouttheprocess,orethicsingeneral,youshouldcontacttheChairoftheInstituteofArchaeologyEthicsCommittee,JuliaShaw,formoreinformation([email protected]).1.5 DefiningyourresearchprojectYourresearchareamaybedefinedlargelybythecoursesyouhavechosentoundertakeduringthesecondyearandarethinkingabouttakinginthethirdyear.Someofyouwilldefineyourselvesbyregion—asAfricanistsorSWAsianistsorMesoamericanists—orbymaterial—asceramicorwoodanalysts,orperhapsbioarchaeologicallyasarchaeozoologistsorarchaeobotanists.Someofyouwillbeinterestedinpublicarchaeologyorculturalheritage.Ifthisisthecase,consultamemberofstaffwhomyouknowhasinterestsclosetoyourown.Manyofyouwillneedmoreguidance.Ifyouknowthebroadareainwhichyouwishtocarryoutresearch,approachthememberofstaffwhoseemstohaveinterestsclosesttoyourown.Itwillhelpifyouhavesomeexperienceoftheregion,period,materialortopicwithwhichthestaffmemberisconcerned.
9 NotallInstitutestaffwillbeavailableeachyeartosuperviseundergraduatedissertations.Sometimesstaffwillbeonsabbaticalandotherswillhaveotherteachingcommitments.Pleasebearthisinmindwhenmakingyourchoice.MembersofstaffwhoarelistedinPart2ofthishandbookmaybeapproachedattheendoftheSpringTermofyourSecondYeartodiscusspossibledissertationtopics(SeeSubmittingtheGreenFormbelow).Oneofthecommonproblemsencounteredwhenundertakingresearchforthedissertationisthatthetopicchosenistoobroadandturnsouttorequiremuchmoretimethanthethirdyearallows.Oneoftheskillsthatweexpectyoutodevelopwhileundertakingthefirststagesofyourresearchistodesignaprojectwithascopeappropriatetotheamountofresearchtimeyouhaveavailable.PleasediscussthismatterwithyourDissertationSupervisor.1.6 Approachingasupervisor.Ifaresearchareaorprojectinwhichyouareinterestedimmediatelysuggestsacertainmemberofstaff,thenmakeanappointmentstraightaway.Ifapossiblesupervisorisnotimmediatelyapparentbutyouhaveanideaofwhatyouwanttodo,thenyourfirststepmightbetodiscussyourideaswithyourPersonalTutor,whowillthenbeabletosuggestapossiblesupervisor;or,youcan'shoparound'anddiscussdissertationpossibilitieswithoneormoreofthelistedmembersofstaffwhoshareyourresearchinterests,andthendecide.Ifyouarestillhavequestionsafterfollowingtheaboveprocedures,orinfactinanycircumstance—forexample,ifyouhavenoideaofwhatkindoftopicyouwouldliketoexplore—cometoseeyourThird-YearTutorandwecanworkonastrategy.1.7 SubmittingtheGreenForm(see‘DissertationTimetable’).Onceyouhavedecidedonatopicandhavediscussedyourprojectwithasupervisor,youarereadytofillintheGreenForm(Appendix1),whichisavailablefromtherackoutsideRoom411A.Theformrequiresabriefdescriptionoftheresearchtopicyouwishtoundertakeandthesignatureofasupervisortosaythatheorsheiswillingtosupervisetheproject.OnceyouhavetheGreenFormfilledout,emailtheformtotheThird-YearTutorbeforeyourappointmentinJune.1.8 TakingadvicefromyoursupervisorandthenatureofsupervisionDifferenttypesofprojectrequiredifferenttypesofsupervision.Dissertationsthatarefocusedonartefactanalysisorlaboratorywork,forexample,mayrequiremoreintensivesupervisionthanthosebasedonlibraryresearchinacaseinwhichthestudentisfamiliarwiththetopic.Ifyoufeelthattheprojectyouwishtoundertakewillrequiremorethanthenormalorexpectedamountofcontact,forwhateverreason,thenthismustbeagreedwithyoursupervisorbeforeyouembarkontheresearch.Studentsshouldexpecttoseetheirsupervisorforuptoonehoureverytwoweeksduringtermtime.Itisyourresponsibilityaswellasyoursupervisor'stoensurethatyouseeeachothertodiscussyourdissertationatregularintervals.YourDissertationSupervisorisresponsiblefor:
• Helpingyoutochoosearesearchtopicthatisachievablewithinthetimeframe• Guidingyouinfindingliteratureonyourchosentopic• HelpingyoutosetgoalsforwhatyoucanachieveduringthesummerperiodpriortothestartofyourThird
Year(OrangeForm)• AdvisingyouinyourwritingofthedissertationoutlineandincomingupwithaResearchQuestion(tobe
includedonthePinkFormbyReadingWeekofTerm1,ThirdYear)• ProvidingguidanceforyourdissertationtalktobegivenduringTerm2,ThirdYear• Regularly(e.g.,onceeverytwoweeksduringterm)discussingtheresearchwithyou• Advisingyouandansweringyourquestions• Readingandcommentingonasamplechapter(1,000to1,500words)orotherbodyofwritingfromyour
dissertationdueontheFridayafterReadingWeekinTerm2.• Readingandcommentingonadditionalwrittenworkwhichyoumaywishtosubmit.
Itisimportanttorememberthatyoursupervisormaynotbeavailableduringthevacations.Youshouldcheckthis,particularlyifyouthinkyoumaywantadviceduringtheEastervacationofyourfinalyear(thedissertationishandedinatthebeginningofthesecondweekoftheThirdTerm).WhatisexpectedofyouYouareexpectedtomakeappointmentswithyoursupervisortodiscussyourproject.Ifyoudonotkeepanappointmentorfailtomakeappointments,youruntheriskoffallingbehindwithyourworkandhencecompromisingyourmark.
10 1.9 HavingmorethanonesupervisorIfaprojectbridgestheresearchinterestsoftwomembersofstaffthenitispossibletohavebothstaffmembersasdissertationsupervisors.AnexamplewouldbeaprojectthatexaminesafaunalassemblagefromAfricainwhichcaseLouiseMartinandKevinMacDonaldwouldbetheexpectedjointadvisors.ProcedurallyyouneedtochooseoneofthemasyourprincipalDissertationSupervisorandtheotherasasubsidiarysupervisor.Pleasediscussthiswithbothofthemsothatbothsupervisorsknowtheirrespectiveroles.IfyouarehappyhavingjustonemainsupervisorbutfeelthatyouneedtodiscussyourresearchwithotherswithintheInstitute,thisisencouraged.Itisagoodideatoletyourprimarysupervisorknowthatyouarediscussingyourresearchwithanotherstaffmember;or,ifyouwantmorefeedbackbutdonotknowwhomtocontact,yourprimarysupervisorcanhelpyou.IfyouwanttodiscussyourresearchwithsomeoneoutsidetheInstitute,pleaseletyoursupervisorknowbeforeyoudothis.Yoursupervisormaywishtoapproachthispersonbeforeyoudoormaygiveyoualetterofintroduction.Also,thepersonoutsidetheInstituteneedsacontactwithintheInstituteforadministrativeandotherpurposes.1.10 WorkloadThedissertationisvaluedat1courseunitandcarriesatotalworkloadofapproximately300hours.Thisworkloadincludesalltimespentindiscussionwithyoursupervisor,timespentinthelibraryorathomereadingandtimespentwordprocessing.Italsoincludesthetimespentcollectingdatawhetheryouareinthefield,museum,libraryorlaboratory.Itisyourresponsibilitytoscheduleyourtimesothatyouspendtherightproportionoftheworkloadoneachofthesedifferentthings.Youareadvisedtodiscussthiswithyoursupervisor.Thisisparticularlyimportantwhenyouaresettingupyourprojectandwhenyouarewritingupyourdissertation.1.11 DissertationtalkDuringtheSpringTermofyourThirdYear,youareaskedtogiveashortpresentationonyourresearchtopic.Thisshouldbe10minutesinlength(followedby5minutesofquestionsanddiscussion)andshouldbeaccompaniedbyapowerpointpresentation.YoushoulddiscussyourpresentationwithyoursupervisorduringthefirsthalfoftheSpringTerm.MoreinformationaboutthepresentationisgiveninAppendix6.Thistalkisnotassessedbutfailuretogivethetalkwithoutanacceptableexplanationwillresultina10percentagepointreductioninthefinalmarkofyourdissertation.1.12 IfyouhaveaproblemwithyourdissertationProblemscanariseatanypointintheresearchandwritingprocess.Accesstoresearchmaterial,experimentsgoingwrong,asupervisorwhoishardtolocate,externalfactorsaffectingyourworkorevenamentalblockareallpossibilities.WeunderstandthatCovid19hasforcedalotofpeople’sresearchplanstochange–staffaswellasstudents–andthatthiscanbeannoying.Yourfirstportofcallisyourdissertationsupervisorbutifyouwouldlikeanotherpointofvieworneedimmediateadviceandcannotfindyoursupervisor,theneitheryourpersonaltutororyour3rd-YearTutorwilltrytohelpsolvetheproblem.2. ADVICEONUNDERTAKINGRESEARCH2.1 SchedulingyourresearchAdissertationistime-consumingtoproduce;itinvolvestimespentwithyoursupervisor,ontheproject(inthefield,laboratory,orlibrary),inwritingandsynthesisingyourresultsandotherwisepreparingthedissertationforsubmission.TherearefourdeadlinesinyourThirdYear(seedeadlinesbelowand'TheDissertationTimetable')thatwillhelpyoutostructureyourworkschedule.
1) ThefirstdeadlineoccursinthefirstweekofTerm1:• Ontheseconddayofthisweek,registeryourcourseoptionswithme.• Atthesametimehandinyour'OrangeForm'tomeonwhichyousummariseyoursummerworkon
yourdissertationtopic.2) TheseconddeadlineoccursduringReadingWeekinTerm1,whenyoumeetwithmetodiscussdissertation
progress:• ObtainthePinkForminadvancefromoutsideRoom411A.• Fillouttheform(briefdescriptionofyourdissertationandastatementofprogresstodate)in
consultationwithyourDissertationSupervisor.• Submittheformtomeontheday.
3) ThethirddeadlineisontheFridayafterReadingWeekinTerm2:• Submitachapterofyourdissertation(orsomeformofwrittenwork)toyourDissertationSupervisor.
4)ThefourthdeadlineisduringSpringTerm.• PresentyourworkattheDissertationTalks(scheduletobearranged).
11 YoushouldtrytocompleteallfieldworkbyReadingWeekoftheAutumnTerm.Ifyouarecollectingdatabytheexaminationofmaterialorartefactassemblages,orbyaliteraturesurveyinthelibrary,youshouldaimtohavemostofyourdatabythebeginningoftheSpringTermsothatyoucanbeginanalysis.YoushouldaimtowriteupyourdissertationduringtheSpringTerm.Thefinalpreparationofthetext,thelistofreferencescited,theillustrations,captionsforillustrations,tableofcontentsaswellasbindingaretimeconsumingandyoumusttakecaretoleavesufficienttimetowardtheendoftheEastervacationtocompletethesetasks.Thisalwaystakeslongerthanyouanticipate!Youmustthinkcarefullyaboutschedulingyourdissertationresearchalongsideothercoursework.ThisisespeciallytruetowardstheendofboththeAutumnTermandtheSpringTermwhendeadlinesforothercourseworktendtofall.YouarestronglyadvisedtodiscussschedulingyouroverallworkloadinyourthirdyearwithyourPersonalTutor.Ifyoufindthatyourdissertationresearchisconflictingseriouslywithworkforyourothercourses,itisadvisabletotalktoyourpersonaltutoranddissertationsupervisorabouthelpinprioritisingcommitmentsororganisingdeadlinesinordertoavoidacrisis.2.2 GettingstartedPreliminaryworkshouldinvolvenotonlyreadingaroundthetopicbutlookingatpastdissertationsinthelibrary.Trytofinddissertationswrittenonasimilarorrelatedtopic.Lookcriticallyatsuchdissertationstoseehowtheyareorganised,illustrated,etc.Thereisnosetwaytopresentadissertationandreviewingotherdissertationswillhelpyoutodecideonanapproachyouprefer.PleaseconsultyoursupervisorortheThirdYearTutorifyouwishtoseeexamples.Rememberthatearlierdissertationsareuncorrected(correctionsandcommentsarenotedonaseparateform)andarenotguaranteedtorepresentgoodpractice.2.3 GatheringinformationYoucanobtaindayticketstootherUniversityofLondonlibrariesfromtheInstituteLibrary.TheLibrarystaffwillalsobeabletoadviseyouonobtainingaccesstonon-Universitylibraries.Ifyouneedtoworkelsewhere(e.g.toexamineaparticularmuseumcollection)ortocontactaspecialistinthematerialyouarestudying,youshouldaskyoursupervisorforaletterofintroduction.Ifyouusetheservicesofotherinstitutions(museums,libraries,etc.)youshouldtakecaretocomplywiththeirrulesandrespectthestaffandotherresearchersinsuchinstitutions.YoushouldalsoacknowledgetheirassistanceintheAcknowledgementssectionsofyourdissertation.Itisoftenadvisabletoreportyourresultsortosuchinstitutions(suchasmuseums).2.4 TakingnotesYouareadvisedtoadoptasystematicmethodfortakingandorganisingnotes.Adedicatednotebookorbinderwithdividersworkswell.Somepeoplelikeindexcards.Oryoucanusealaptopinwhichyoucanstoreinformationunderavarietyoffoldersandfilesunderamajordissertationfolder.Anexampleofhowinformationcanbedivided(computer,cardsornotebook):
• Referenceso Thiscategorycoversallthebibliographicinformationfromthesourcesyouuse.o Ifyouentertheinformationoncomputer:
§ Youcansetupatablewiththeauthor'snameintheleftcolumn,andyoucanthensortthesourcesalphabetically.
§ SomepeoplehavebibliographicprogramssuchasEndNote,whichsortsbibliographicinformationaccordingtovariouscategories.EndNotehasabitofalearningcurveinsettingitup.
§ IsimplysetupaReferencesCitedsectiononmycomputerrightfromthebeginningandenterALLthesourcesfromwhichIamtakingnotesincorrectbibliographicformatrightfromthebeginning.Itseemslikealotofwork,butintheend,itiseasiertodeletethesourcesyouhaven'tusedthantohavetorunbacktothelibrarytogetsourceinformationyouforgot.
o Ifyouuseindexcards,useacardforeachsourceandaseparatecolourforallyourreferencecards.o Ifyouuseanotebookorbinder,keepaseparatesectionforyourreferenceinformation.Consider
usingaseparatecolourforthesepages.o Inalltheabovecases,though,youneedalsotoremembertowritethesourceinformation(journal
articleorchapterinabookorbooktitlepluspublicationinformation)attheheadofeachsectionofnotesyoutakewhenyoureadfromthesource(seenextsection).
12 • Readingnotes
o Thiscategorycontainsalltheactualnotesyoutakefromyourreadings.o MAKESURETOKEEPTRACKOFPAGENUMBERS.o Whetheryouuseacomputerorindexcardsoranotebook,sometimestheeasiestwayistocreatea
left-handcolumnanduseonlythatcolumntowritethepagenumberfromwhichyournotesorquotesderive.Whethernotesorquotes,youneedthepagenumber!
o Alsomakesuretodevelopasystem(asreferredtoaboveunder'References')ofconsistentlyrecordingwheretheinformationyouarecollectingisfrom.Somepeoplenumbertheirsourceswhentheywritethemonindexcardsandjustusethenumberwhentheytakenotes.Imyselfwriteoutthesourceinformationattheheadofmynotes,computerorpaper,everytime,justtobesure.
o Youcanalsophotocopythetitlepageandcopyrightpageofthesourcesyouread.Ifit'sanon-linejournaloron-linesource,youcandownloadorprinttheinformation.
• Sourcestoconsulto Asyouarereadingyousometimescomeacrossthenameofasourceyouwouldliketoconsult.o Keepaseparatefileonthis.Itcanbeanothercomputerfolder/file;orindexcardsofanothercolour.
Thentheywillbeeasytolocateandyoucancheckthemoffasyoureadthem.• PDFsordownloadsorphotocopiesoforiginalarticles
o Whetheryouareusingacomputerorabinderorsimplytakingnotesonpaper,youshouldkeepalloriginalarticlesormaterialinaseparatesection,perhapsundersubjectheadingsthathavesomemeaningforyou.
o Thesecanbedownloadedfromacomputerorphotocopiedandputinabinderorfolder.• Figures,Maps,Tables
o Youmightwanttokeepphotocopiedfigures,maps,etc.inaseparatefolder.o Thesecanlaterbeadaptedforyourownuse.o Makesuretorecordthesourcesthatthefiguresand/ortablesarefrominyourReferences
category.RECORDTHEPAGENUMBERS!Theaboveisobviouslyjustaguideandyouwilldevelopyourownsystem.Themoremethodicalyouarefromthebeginningtheeasieritwillbetowriteyourdissertationinthespringterm.2.5 TakingreferencesRecordingsourceinformationontoindexcardsorinacomputerfile,asnotedabove,simplifiesthecompilationoftheReferencesCitedsectionofyourdissertation.Althoughtheterm'Bibliography'issometimesusedforthissection,abibliographycanincludesourceswhichyoumayhaveconsultedbutdidnotultimatelyuseinyourdissertation.Inthecaseofarchaeology,allsourcescitedinthetextmustappearintheReferenceslistattheend,andallthereferenceslistedmustrefertosourcescitedinthebodyofthetext.Youshouldbecarefultorecordreferencesaccurately(INCLUDINGPAGENUMBERS)inordertoavoidhavingtochecksourcesduringthefinalstagesofyourdissertation.Asnotedabove,itisagoodideatobeginassemblingtheReferencesCitedsectionfromthestartofyourresearch.Youcanalwaysdeletesourcesyoudidnotuse,andsettingdowntheinformationatthebeginningwillsavetimeintheend.Accuracyincompilingandpresentingbibliographicinformationwillbeconsideredbytheexaminers.Detailsoftheformatofcitingreferencesaregivenbelow.2.6 Laboratorywork***SUBJECTTOCOVID19RESTRICTIONS,SEESECTION1.41***SomedissertationprojectswillinvolvepracticalworkundertakeninoneoftheInstitute'slaboratories.Ifso,makesurethatyoutakeappropriateoptionsinyourThirdyear.Discussthiswithyoursupervisoratanearlydatetoidentifytheskillsortrainingyouwillneedtocarrythroughtheworksothateffectivearrangementscanbemade.Insomelaboratoriesworkspacesandpiecesofequipmenthavetobebookedinadvanceandatsometimesduringtheyear,thewaitinglistfortheuseofequipmentcanbeseveralweeks.Pleasediscussthiswithyoursupervisorbeforeembarkingonaprojectthatreliesontheuseofspecificpiecesofequipment.Youareadvisedtobeginanyaspectofpracticalworkearlyinyourthirdyearifpossible.Discusswithyoursupervisortheavailabilityoflaboratoryspaceandequipmentduringvacations.Itislikelythatyouwillneedsomesupervisionwhileworkinginalaboratory,evenifitisonlyatthebeginningwhenyouneedtobeshownhowtouseequipment.Youwillalsoneedtobeawareofpropersafetyprocedures.Youwillhavetoreadandsignariskassessmentform.PleaseaskyoursupervisortodiscussthiswiththeDepartmentalSafetyOfficer.2.7 Fieldwork***SUBJECTTOCOVID19RESTRICTIONS,SEESECTION1.41***Ifyourprojectreliesondatacollectedinthefield,youareadvisedtocompletedatacollectionbeforethebeginning
13 oftheThirdYear.PleasediscusswiththeInstitute'sFieldworkTutor,andwithme,whetherfieldworkundertakenforyourdissertationcancounttowardyourfieldworkrequirement.Normallyitispossibletouseupto3weeksofyourfieldworkrequirementtowardyourdissertationresearch.YouwillnotbeabletoundertakeextensivefieldworkduringtermandyouareexpectedtobeincollegeduringbothReadingWeeks.Yourfieldworkmaybepartofabroaderexcavationprogramme.Youwillneedtohavepermissionfromtheprojectdirectortousedatafromtheproject.Museumwork***SUBJECTTOCOVID19RESTRICTIONS,SEESECTION1.41***Ifyouareusingmaterialinoneormoremuseumsyouwillprobablyneedtoaskyoursupervisortomakecontactwiththecuratorofthecollectionsbeforeyoubeginthework.Contactmustbemadeearly,asyouraccesstotherelevantmaterialswillneedtobefittedintotheirschedule.Bearinmindthatyouwillhavetoworkwithintheworkinghoursofthemuseumandthatyoushouldabidebytherulesandregulationsofthatmuseum.YoumustbesuretoacknowledgetheMuseumandanyofitsstaffwhoprovideyouwithassistance.Thisisespeciallyimportantifyouareworkingonaprojectinitiatedbyamuseumstaffmember—theresearchprojectcreatormustbeacknowledgednotonlyinthedissertationbutinanypresentations,includingtheDissertationTalk.DiscusstheseissueswithyourDissertationSupervisor.Itmaybeappropriatetoprovideacopyofyourdissertationtothemuseumwhenyouhavefinished.2.8 UseoftheInstitute'sphotographylaboratoryandphotographicequipmentIf,afterdiscussionwithyoursupervisor,youdecidethatyouneedtousetheInstitute'sphotographyfacilities(seesectionillustrationsandcaptionsbelow)youshouldconsultKenWalton.2.9 UsingUCLcomputerfacilitiesUndergraduatecomputingfacilitiesareprovidedbytheUCL’sInformationSystemsDivisionthroughtheircentrally‘managed’computers,whicharelocatedinpubliccluster-roomsthroughoutthecollege.YouwillhavebeengivenanaccounttousecollegecomputingfacilitieswhenyouregisteredasastudentatUCL.TheInstitutehastwopubliccluster-rooms,oneonthefirstfloorandoneonthefifthfloor.Thesetwocluster-rooms,andmostothers,containPCsalthoughtherearealsoasmallnumberofAppleMacintoshroomselsewherewithinthecollege.Allproblemsandquestionsrelatingtotheuseofthesefacilitiesshouldinthefirstinstancebedirectedtothe‘HelpDesk’,locatedintheDMSWatsonlibrary,oninternalphoneextension25000oremailhttp://www.ucl.ac.uk/isd/common/servicedeskThemanagedcomputerscontainalargeselectionofsoftwarethatshouldmeetyourneedsforyourdissertation.YouweregiventheopportunityforsomeintroductorytraininginwordprocessingandspreadsheetusefromInstitutestaffduringyourfirstterm.Thecollegealsoprovidesdocumentationandmanualsoutliningtheuseofallsoftwareonmanagedmachines,whichcanalsobeobtainedfromtheHelpDesk.Scanningfacilities(forinsertingpicturesintotext)arealsoavailable;contacttheHelpDeskfordetails.Thelocationofallcollegepubliccluster-rooms(andhowtobooktimeonacomputer)canbefoundatthefollowingwebaddress:http://www.ucl.ac.uk/isd/2.10 UsingspecialisedcomputingfacilitiesWhilethecollegefacilitiesmeettheneedsofthemajorityofInstituteusers(staffandstudentalike),thereareinstanceswhenspecialisedsoftwareisrequiredforspecificresearchpurposes.Forthesereasons,theInstitutehasacomputerlaboratoryequippedwithmachinesthatrunspecialisedsoftwarenotavailableonthemanagedservice.Thisincludes:GeographicInformationSystems,mappingandspatialanalysispackages,computerisedcartographictools,softwarefordigitalimageanalysisandmanipulation,photogrammetricsoftware,andstatisticalpackages.TheInstitute’sPhotographicLaboratoryalsohasafacilityfordigitalimagecaptureandmanipulation.Yourresearch,particularlywithinthecontextofyourdissertation,maynecessitatetheuseofsomeofthesefacilities.Asdemandforthelimitednumberofcomputersandequipmentinthecomputerlaboratoryisparticularlyhigh,youwillneedpermissiontousethisfacility.Ifyouthinkyoumayrequirespecialisedsoftwareandhardware,youshouldcontacttheInstitute’sComputerOfficertodiscussyourresearchneeds.Notethatthisshouldusuallybedonebytheendofthesummertermofyoursecond-year,sothatappropriatetimecanbefoundforanynecessarytraininginthesoftwareandequipmentyoumayrequire.2.11 AdviceonpreparationofthedissertationPreparingthetextandusingwordprocessingAnimportantaspectofthewritingofthedissertationisthetrainingitprovidesintheproductionofapapertoastandardsuitableforpublication.Youshouldlookcriticallynotjustatearlierdissertationsbutatarticlesinreputable
14 periodicalstoseewhatlevelofpresentationisrequired.Noticeparticularlythewaythetextisorganised,thewayinwhichtables,illustrationsandreferencesareused,howthetablesarelaidout,andthestandardofplatesandlinedrawings.Youareencouragedtoprepareyourdissertationyourselfonawordprocessor.Whateversortofprinteryouuse,thetextshouldbeclearandof‘letterquality’.• Saveyourworkfrequently(e.g.,every10-15minutesorso)• Alwaysmakeaback-upcopyontocloudstorageormemorystickwheneveryoufinishatypingsession• Forextrasecurity,maketwocopiesonseparatestoragemedia,oneofthemonline.Failuretofollowoneormoreoftheseruleshasledtolargeamountsoftextbeinglostbystudents,amountingtoawholedissertationinsomecases.YourdissertationisYOURresponsibility-lookafteritwell.Forstudentswhoareunabletotypetheirowndissertationduetodisability,pleaseconsultJudyMedrington.Length-whatisandwhatisnotincludedinthewordlengthThewordlimitforthedissertationtextis9,500-10,500words.Thisexcludestitlepage,contentspage,listsoffiguresandtables,abstract,preface,acknowledgements,tables,captions,appendicesandreferences.Howeverpleasereadthesectionsonillustrationsandcaptionsandonappendicesbelow.Asstatedinthefirstofthesesections,thereshouldbenomorethantheequivalentof20fullpagesofillustrations.Penaltieswillonlybeimposedifyouexceedtheupperfigureintherange.Thereisnopenaltyforusingfewerwordsthanthelowerfigureintherange,providedthematerialisadequatelytreated:thelowerfigureissimplyforyourguidancetoindicatethesortoflengththatisexpected.Ifyouthinkthatyourdissertationwillrequiremuchlessthanthismaximum,youareadvisedtodiscussthematterwithyourdissertationsupervisor.TWOcopiesofyourdissertationmustbeproducedandhandedin.2.12 PresentationandformatofthedissertationThedissertationshouldbepresentedinaformgenerallysuitableforpublicationinanarchaeologicaljournalsuchasAntiquityortheJournalofArchaeologicalScience.Thestandardofpresentationshouldbehighwithparticularemphasisonneatness,relevanceandorganisationofmaterial,andsuitabilityofillustrations.OrganizationandlayoutThetextshouldbeonA4(210x297cm)paper,itshouldbeatleastone-and-a-half-line-spacedandthereshouldbea3.5cmmarginontheleftside(toallowextraroomforbinding)anda2cmmarginontherightsideofeachpage(seealsobelowPrinting,paperweightandbinding3.2).Itmaybeprintedeithersingleordoublesided.Thefollowingshouldbeincluded:Titlepage(givingallthedetailssetoutinAppendix1attheendofPartI)NB:ontheTitlepage,yourstudentcode,NOTyournameshouldbeadded.AbstractListofcontentsListofillustrationsPreface(optional)AcknowledgementsTextAppendices(optional)Bibliography.TheabstractAbriefsummary(notexceeding200words)ofthetopic,andoftheresultsandconclusions,mustbegivenonaseparatepageheaded'Abstract',followingthetitlepage.Lookattheabstractsofjournalarticlesforideasofwhattoincludeandhowtostructureanabstract.TheprefaceTheprefaceisanoptionalelementbutitcanbeusefulinconveyingtothereaderexplanatorycommentthatonemightexpressorallyifoneweredeliveringthedissertationinperson.Itisanopportunitytodescribeinformally,andtojustifythoseaspectsofthetopic,whichthedissertationattemptstocover,andthoseaspectsthatitdoesnot.Itmayalsobeusefultousetheprefacetoexplaintothereadertherationalebehindtheorganisationofthedissertation.Itwouldbeacceptabletodescribetheapproachandcontextofeachofthechaptersifthismightbeofassistancetothereaderinassessingthedissertation.
15 AcknowledgementsAnyhelporinformationreceivedfromyoursupervisororanyoneelsemustbefullyacknowledged.TextYourtextshouldbedividedintochapters.ThereshouldbeanIntroduction,structuredchaptersandaconcludingchapter.Itisimportanttoorderyourtextinalogicalmannersothatanyargumentsanddiscussionsthatyoupresentcanbefollowedthroughfrombeginningtoend.Makesurethatinyourintroductionyoumakeyouraimsandobjectivesclear,outlineyourstudyarea,statethemainquestionsthatyouaddressinthedissertation,anddemonstratehowthesefitintoabroaderarchaeologicalcontext.Youshoulddemonstrateearlyinyourdissertationthatyouarefamiliarwiththepublishedliteratureconcerningyourtopic.Ifyouhaveusedanyspecificlaboratoryorfieldmethodstheseshouldbediscussed.Thepresentationofanyevidence(inwhateverform)shouldprecedediscussionofit.Makesurethatwithinyourdiscussionthereisacleardistinctionbetweenfactandhypothesis.Concludebyreturningtotheaimsandobjectivessetoutintheintroductionbyaddressingeachone.Thechapterbychapterorganizationofyourdissertationshouldbeappropriatetothediscussionandanalysisofyourtopic.EverypageofthetextshouldbenumberedincludingthepageswithillustrationsaloneandtheReferencesCitedsection.Footnotesshouldbeavoided;largequantitiesofnumericaldatashouldnotnormallybeincluded(seepresentationoftablesofdatabelow).Inspecialcircumstances,itmaybepossibletoacceptadissertationthatisnotpresentedinthismanner,butanyvariation(suchasmorethan20pagesofillustrations)mustbeagreedinadvancebyapplication,throughyourDissertationSupervisor,totheChairmanoftheBoardsofExaminersinArchaeology.2.13 CheckingthetextItismostimportanttoallowenoughtimetocheckthetypescriptthoroughlyforerrors,particularlyinthespellingofarchaeologicalandscientifictermsandinthepresentationofthebibliography.Ifyourwordprocessorhasaspellcheckfacility,useit,butdonotrelyonittocatcheverything.2.14 QuotationsandcitingliteratureIfyouincludetheactualwordsusedbyanotherperson(whetherfrompublishedorunpublishedwork),thepassagemustbegiveninquotationmarksandaproperreferencemadetotheoriginalauthor'swork,includingthenumberofthepage(s)fromwhichthequotationwasselected.Whenbibliographicalreferencesaremadeinthetext,theHarvardsystemofin-textcitationsshouldbeused.Thereferenceisinsertedattherelevantpoint,itisgiveninbracketsandincludestheauthor'sname,dateofpublicationandpage,e.g.:(Fleming,1976,131orFleming1976:131).Shouldmorethanonepublicationbelistedinthesameyearforaparticularauthor,thesemustbedistinguishedbothinthein-textcitationsandinthereferencescitedsectionbyaddinga,bandsoon,e.g.:(Fleming,1976a,131).Manystudentschooseatopicthatbuildsonworkcompletedbypreviousstudentsandwhichhasbeenwrittenupastheirdissertations.Insuchcasesitisessentialtoreadsuchdissertations--yoursupervisorwillusuallyhaveacopy--andcitethisaspreviousworkinyourdissertation.YouwillneedtogetpermissionfromtheHeadofDepartmenttociteapastdissertation.2.15 IllustrationsandcaptionsThereisnoobligationtoillustrateyourdissertation;moststudentschoose,however,touseillustrationsofoneformoranother.Thecorrectuseofillustrationsinyourdissertationislikelytoincreaseyourmark.Becauseofthisitisimportanttothinkcarefullyabouthowtoillustrateyourdissertation.Theguidelinesbelowmaybeofsomehelp:• Thereismorethanonewayofillustratinganobject.Weighuptheprosandconsofusingbothlinedrawingand
photography.• Whenproducinglinedrawings,youmustdrawthemtoasuitablesizewiththerightwidthoflineandsizeof
letteringtoallowforsuccessfulreduction(ifnecessary).• Locationmapsareoftenimprovedbyhavinganinsetregionalmaptoshowthelocationofthemainmap.• Labelmapswellbutdonotmakethemtoocluttered.• Makesurethatdiagrams,especiallyofbitsofequipment,arewelllabelled.• Makesurethatphotographsoflandscapesorsitesclearlyshowfeaturesthatyouaretryingtoillustrate;an
arrowpointingafeatureoutcanhelp.• Photographstakenusingmicroscopeequipment,especiallyscanningelectronmicrographs,usuallyrequirean
arrowtopointouttherelevantfeatures.Thisisusuallybetterthantryingtodescribethelocationofafeatureinacaption.
16 • Makesurethatallillustrationshaveacaptionandthatthecaptionhelpsthereadertounderstandwhatthe
illustrationdepictsanditsrelevancetothetext.• Makesurethatallillustrationsarereferredtointhetextinnumericalorderandthattheyindeedoccurinthis
order.• Makesurethatallyourillustrationsarerelevanttothetopicunderdiscussion--anirrelevantillustration,however
wellpresented,canresultinalowermark.• Ifyouadaptanillustrationfromasource(copyitbutchangeitslightlytosuityourpurposes),makesureto
includeasourcecitation.Itisusualinthesecasestowrite,forexample:(AdaptedfromFleming,1954,figure10,23).
Youmayuseupto20pagesofillustrations.Thisdoesnotincludetablesorgraphsbutdoesincludemaps,allphotographsandlinedrawings(whetherthesearecomputergeneratedornot),alldiagramsincludingflowdiagramsandallreproducedillustrationsfrompublishedorunpublishedsources.Ifyouneedtousemorethan20pagesofillustrationsthenyoushouldaskyourSupervisorforpermission.Illustrationsdonothavetobescannedinorhavetextwrappedaroundthem.Photographsandotherillustrationsmaybegluedontothepagebutpleasemakesurethattheillustrationwillstaygluedsothattheexaminerseesitintherightplace.Youmaychoosetohavetheillustrationsspreadthroughoutthetextoryoumaywishtohavethemtogetherattheendofthetext,beforetheReferencesCitedsection.Ifyourefertoyourillustrationsindifferentplacesthroughoutthetextitisprobablybestifyouputthemattheendsothatthereadercanlocatethemeasily.Ifeachofyourillustrationsisonlyreferredtoonceortwicethentheformerismoreappropriate.Captionstoillustrationsshouldcontainsufficientinformationtoinformthereaderofwhatisillustratedandhowitisillustratedincluding,insomecases,technicalinformation(e.g.typeofmicroscopeandmagnification,oriftheimageisgenerateddigitally).Moreinformationthanthisshouldbeincludedwithinthetextwheretheillustrationisreferredto.Captionsdonotcounttowardtheoverallwordcountofthedissertation;however,youmaylosemarksifyouplaceinformationthatshouldnormallybeincludedwithinthetextonlyinacaptiontoanillustration.UseofpublishedillustrationsIfyouusephotographsorphotocopiesofillustrationsproducedbyanotherpersonyoushouldacknowledgetheauthorandgiveareferencetothepublished(orunpublished)sourceinthecaptionusingtheHarvardsystem.Ifyouredrawadiagramorline-drawingfollowingoneproducedbyanotherperson,thisalsomustbefullyacknowledged.Anexamplewouldbe:(afterJones1969,fig17,22)or(modifiedfromJones1968,Figureiv,23).2.16 PresentationoftablesofdataIfyourdissertationisbasedpartiallyorwhollyontheanalysisofnumericaldatathenitisimportantthatyoupresentthedatatobackupanyconclusionsthatyoudraw.However,youshouldnotputlengthytablesofrawdatainyourtext.Usetheresultssectionofyourdissertationtopresentsummarytablesandotherformsofchartsanddiagrams(bargraphs,piechartsandsoon)toshowhowyourdatasupporttheconclusionsyouhavedrawnfromthem.Tablesofrawdatamaybeputinanappendixifnecessary(seeappendicesbelow).2.17 ReferencesCitedAlistofthesourcesyouhavecitedinthetext,incaptions,orintablesshouldbeincludedattheendandshouldincludeinformationaboutbothpublishedandunpublishedworks.Theinformationshouldbelistedalphabeticallybythenamesoftheauthorsoreditorsandshouldnotbesubdividedinanyway(e.g.bychaptersortopics).Allbooks,papers,chaptersofbooksandothersourcesofinformationcitedinthedissertationshouldbeincludedinthelistofreferences.Allpublishedandunpublishedarticleslistedinthereferencescitedsectionshouldhavebeencitedinthedissertation.ItisimportanttomakesurethattheformatoftheReferencesCitedsectionisconsistentandthatallelementsofeachbibliographicreference—author/editor,date,title,placeofpublication,publisher,volumenumber,pagenumbersandsoon—arepresent.Checkingthebibliographicinformationinthereferencesisimportant—mistakesinformatandcontentwillreduceyourmarkforyourdissertation.AbriefguidetotheformwhichtheReferencesCitedsectionshouldtakeisgivenbelow.Ifyourequirefurtherinformation,pleaseconsultSignpostsforarchaeologicalpublication(CBA,3rdedition,1991),availableintheInstituteLibrary(shelfreferenceINSTARCHAL30COU).Forbooks:Author,Initials.Date.Title(italics).Placeofpublication:Publisher.Forexample:Fleming,S.1976.Datingmethodsinarchaeology:aguidetoscientifictechniques.London:JMDent.
17 Forchaptersorarticlesinbooks,collectedpapers,conferenceproceedingsetc.:Author,Initials,Date.Titleofchapterorarticle,inInitialandNameofeditor(followedbyed.oreds),Titleofbook(italics).Placeofpublication:Publisher,pagerange.Rememberthatifyouuseachapterinaneditedbookorapaperinaneditedvolume,youneedtolistthereferencealphabeticallybythenameoftheauthorofthechapterorpaper,notbythenameoftheeditor(s)ofthebook.Forexample,ifyouhavereadthepaperoncoinsbyD.F.AlleninthevolumeeditedbyHillandJesson,thereferenceshouldlooklike:Allen,D.F.1971.Britishpotincoins,inD.HillandM.Jesson(eds),TheIronAgeanditshill-forts:paperspresentedtoSirMortimerWheelerontheoccasionofhiseightiethyearataconferenceheldbytheSouthamptonUniversityArchaeologicalSociety,5-7thMarch1971.Southampton:SouthamptonUniversityArchaeologicalSociety,127-154.OrifyoureadthepaperaboutchocolateimageryinartbyDavidSeaman:Seaman,D.W.Chocolateimageryinavant-gardeart,inA.Szogyi(ed.),Chocolate:FoodoftheGods.London:GreenwoodPress,93-8.Forconferencesorcollectedpapers:Editor,Initials(followedbyed.oreds.),Date.Titleofvolume(italics).Placeofpublication:Publisher.Butusethisformatonlywhenyoumeantorefertotheentirevolume.Forexample:Beck,C.W.(ed.),1974.Archaeologicalchemistry:asymposiumsponsoredbytheDivisionoftheHistoryofChemistryatthe165thmeetingoftheAmericanChemicalSociety,Dallas,Texas,April9-10,1973.(AdvancesinChemistrySeries138).Washington:AmericanChemicalSociety.Szogyi,A.(ed.).1997.Chocolate:FoodoftheGods.London:GreenwoodPress.Forarticlesinperiodicals:Author,Initials,Date.Titleofarticle,Nameofperiodical(italics),Volumenumber(bold),Page(s).Forexample:Piggott,S.1947.AnewprehistoricceramicfromBaluchistan.AncientIndia.3,131-142.Forunpublishedmaterial:Careshouldbetakentoprovidealltherelevantinformationandtobeconsistentthroughout.Theword'unpublished'shouldbeincluded.Forexample:Falchetti,A.M.1976.ThegoldworkoftheSinuregion,northernColombia.UnpublishedMPhilthesis,UniversityofLondon.Internetpublications:Allinternetpublicationsarecitedasiftheywerehardcopy,i.e.byauthor’snameanddateinthemaintextandfullcitationinthereferencescited.Youshouldalsoindicatethedateonwhichyouretrievedtheinformation,asweb-basedinformationispronetochange.Ifthereisnodateinformationprovidedastowhenthetextwaswrittenthencitethepresentyearbutbesuretoalsoincludethedateretrieved.Youwillfindsomeexamplesbelow.Ifyouwishtoquoteverbatimfromoneofthesesourcesyoushouldindicatesectionorparagraphnumbersifthesearepossible,e.g.(Bernal2000,¶5)foraquotationdrawnfromthefifthparagraphofthisessay[notethatthe¶canbeplacedusingthe‘insertsymbol’commandinMicrosoftWord].Forapaper/essayavailableon-linebutnotinapublication:Bernal,M.2000.AfrocentrismandTwoHistoricalModelsfortheFoundationofAncientGreece,paperpreparedfortheEncounterswithAncientEgypt,InstituteofArchaeology,UniversityCollegeLondon,16-18December2000.Retrieved27February2001fromWorldWideWeb:http://www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology/events/conferences/enco/Africa/Bernal.htmForaninformativewebsite,withinformationasstraighttextand/orillustrations,thecitationisthesameminusreferencetotheconference:Zagarell,A.2001.NilgiriArchaeologicalFindsI.RockArt.Retrievedon27February2001fromWorldWideWeb:http://lab2.cc.wmich.edu/~zagarell/arc.htm
18 Ifyouuseanon-linedatabaseyoushouldindicatethewebaddressofitsentrypage,andindicatewheninformationwasretrievedandwhatkeywordorotherparameterswereusedinyoursearch.Ifyouwishmerelytoreferthereadertoasiteofgeneralinterestorrelevance,andnottoanyspecificmaterialonthatsite,youcancitethewebsite’shomepageinyourtext;forexampleyoumightwrite:
LinksandinformationabouttheantiquitiestradecanbefoundontheWebsiteoftheIllicitAntiquitiesResearchCentre,Cambridge(http://www-mcdonald.arch.cam.ac.uk/IARC/home.htm)
2.18 AppendicesAppendicestoyourdissertationdonotcounttowardthetotalwordlength.Howeverthisdoesnotmeanthatanappendixcanbeusedtocontainadditionalmaterialcentraltothetopicunderdiscussionthatcouldnotbefittedintoyourdissertationbecauseofthewordlimit.Anappendixisnotanothermainchapter.Examinersarenotexpectedtoreadappendicessoyourargumentshouldnotdependonthemdoingso.Appendicesshouldbeusedtocontainmaterialthatisnotessentialtoyourargumentinthedissertation,suchasreferenceinformationoradditionaldatareferredtointhetextbuteithertangentialtothemaintopic,orlengthyandlikelytobreakupthetextinanundesirableway.Diagramsofequipment,calibrationtables,andlistsofmuseumsorlaboratoriesfromwhichmaterialhasbeenborrowedorstudiedareexamplesoflikelyappendices.Lengthytablesofdata,fromwhichsummarytableshavebeendrawnandpresentedinthetext,canbeputinanappendixforreference;however,tablesinthetextmaybesufficient.Youshoulddiscussthiswithyoursupervisor.2.19 PlagiarismYourattentionisdrawnbothtotheInstitutestatementonplagiarismissuedatthestartofthesessionandtothefollowingstatementfromtheCollegeRegistrarregardingplagiarism: 'YouareremindedthatallworksubmittedaspartoftherequirementsforanyexaminationoftheUniversityofLondonmustbeexpressedinyourownwordsandincorporateyourownideasandjudgements'.Plagiarism—thatis,thepresentationofanotherperson'sthoughtsorwordsorideasasthoughtheywereyourown—mustbeavoided,withparticularcareincourseworkandessaysanddissertationswritteninyourowntime.Directquotationsfromthepublishedandunpublishedworkofothersmustalwaysbeclearlyidentifiedassuchbybeingplacedinsidequotationmarks,andafullreferencetotheirsourcemustbeprovidedintheproperform.Rememberthataseriesofshortquotationsfromseveraldifferentsources,ifnotclearlyidentifiedassuch,constitutesplagiarismjustasmuchasdoesasingleunacknowledgedlongquotationfromasinglesource.Equally,ifyousummariseorparaphraseanotherperson'sideasorjudgements,youmustrefertothatperson'spublicationinyourtext,andincludetheworkreferredtointheReferencesCitedsectionattheend.Youshouldalsobecarefultoavoidself-plagiarisminyourdissertation.Self-plagiarismisre-usingmaterialfromyourownworkwithoutacknowledgement,forexamplepartsofanessayyouhavewrittenforanothercourse.Ifyouareuncertainaboutwhetheryourdissertationworkistoosimilartoanyofyourpreviouswork,consultyoursupervisorforclarification.Failuretoobservetheserulesmayresultinanallegationofcheating.Youshouldthereforeconsultyourtutororcoursedirectorifyouareinanydoubtaboutwhatispermissible.3. DEADLINESANDRELATEDMATTERS3.1DeadlinesforformsandwrittenworkduringTerm1andTerm2ofyourThirdYear
• OntheseconddayofTerm1(Autumn)whenyouseetheThirdYearTutortomakeyourcoursechoicesyoushouldgivehimyourOrangeFormwithanoutlineofyoursummer'sworkonyourdissertationandtheproposedtitleofyourdissertation.
• By5pmontheThursdaybeforeReadingWeekinTerm1(Autumn),anupdateofyourdissertationprogress(tobeattachedtoorpastedontoaPinkForm)mustbesubmittedtotheThirdYearTutor.PleasediscussthecontentsoftheformwithyourDissertationSupervisorbeforesubmission.
• By5pmontheFridayafterReadingWeekinTerm2(Spring)youshouldhavegiventoyoursupervisorapieceoftext(1,000-1,500words),perhapsonechapterortwoshorterchaptersofyourdissertation,forcommentanddiscussion
3.2 SubmissionYoushouldsubmittwoboundcopiesofyourdissertationtoJudyMedringtonby5pmonthesecondworkingdayofthesecondweekofTerm3,intheSummerTerm(seedeadlineonp2ofthishandbook).
19 Aformcertifyingthattheworksubmittedisyourownandthatanyquotationorillustrationusedfromthepublishedorunpublishedworkofotherpersonshasbeenfullyacknowledgedmustbesubmittedwiththedissertation.ThisformisavailablefromJudyMedringtonandstudentsarewarnedthattheyarerequiredtosignit.Printing,paperweight,andbindingDissertationsshouldbeprintedatnolessthan1.5linespacingandinascriptsizeofnolessthan11point.TheprintfontshouldnormallybeTimesNewRoman,ArialorCalibri.Thetext,andwherepossibletheillustrations,shouldbeprintedonapaperweightof80g/m2orgreater.Itmaybeprintedsingleordoublesided.Dissertationsshouldbeboundusingthecomb-bindingsystemandshouldhaveanacetatecoveronthefront(sothatthetitlepagecanbeseen).TheStudentCentralinMaletStreetofferssuchaserviceatreasonablerates.TurnitinYoumustsubmitthewholeofyourdissertation,includingallimagesandbibliography,toARCL0047(ADetailedStudyofaSelectedTopic)inMoodlebymidnightonthesubmissionday.NotethatTurnitinwillnotbeusedtocheckyourwordcount.DotakecaretorunyourdissertationthroughTurnitinwellinadvanceofsubmission.3.3 ExtensionsAllrequestsforextensionsmustbesubmittedonthestandardUCLExtenuatingCircumstancesform,togetherwithsupportingdocumentation,viaJudyMedrington’soffice(room411a,[email protected])andwillthenbereferredonforconsideration.Pleasebeawarethatthegroundsthatareacceptablearelimited.Fulldetailsaregivenherehttps://www.ucl.ac.uk/srs/academic-manual/c4/extenuating-circumstances/principlesThosewithlong-termdifficultiesshouldcontactUCLStudentSupportandWellbeingtomakespecialarrangements.AllenquirieswithregardtothegrantingofextensionsshouldbedirectedtoJudyMedrington(Room411a,[email protected])3.4 PenaltiesforlatesubmissionFailuretopresentthedissertationbytheproperdatewillbeviewedseverelybytheExaminersandwillbesubjecttoUCL’sregulations,andpenalties,forlatesubmissionofcoursework.3.5 CourseappraisalAllmodulesintheInstitutearesubjecttostudentevaluationandalthoughtheDissertationisnotataughtcourse,itisnoexception.Thecourseevaluationformisslightlydifferentfromthosewithwhichyouarefamiliarforothercoursesandisspecifictothedissertation.Youwillbeaskedtofillintheformatthetimethatyouhandthedissertationin.PleasespendafewmomentsfillingintheformandthenhanditintoJudyMedrington.3.6 ExaminationAlldissertationsareexaminedbyatleasttwoInternalExaminersandoneExternalExaminer.ThemarkforthedissertationisalwaysincludedbytheExaminerswhenassessingHonours.Afailmarkforthedissertationcanthereforehaveaverysignificanteffectonthedegreeresult.3.7 Post-examinationReturnofsecondcopyThesecondcopyofyourdissertationwillbeavailableforcollectionattheendofSummerTerm.IfstudentswishtohavetheirsecondcopyreturnedbyposttheyshouldleaveanA4sizeaddressedenvelopewiththeSecretaryoftheBoardofExaminers(Room411a)whentheysubmitthedissertation.PublicationofDissertationsIfyouwishtopublishallorpartofyourdissertationyoushouldincludethefollowingwordingintheacknowledgementsofthepublication:
'Thiswas(orformedpartof)adissertationsubmittedinpartialfulfilmentoftherequirementsofthedegreeofBA/BScoftheUniversityCollegeLondonin___(date)'.
Aselectionofdissertationsismadeavailableinthelibraryforconsultation.Whenyousubmityourdissertationyouwillbeaskedtocompleteaformconfirmingthatyouconsenttoyourdissertationbeingmadeavailableinthisway.Ifyouwishtoopttorefusetopermitconsultationoftheirdissertation,pleaseindicatethisontheform.4. PRIZESUCLRoyHodsonPrizeTheRoyHodsonPrizeisgiventothebestdissertationoftheyearthatdealswithaprehistorictopic.
20 NationalPrizesforwhichIoAdissertationsmaybenominated:RoyalArchaeologicalInstitutePrize:abiennialprizeforthebestundergraduatedissertationonasubjectconcernedwiththearchaeologyorarchitecturalhistoryofBritainandadjacentareasofEurope.PrehistoricSocietyDissertationPrize:thisisawardedannuallyforthegreatestcontributiontothestudyofprehistoryinanypartoftheworld.RomanSocietyDissertationPrize:thisisawardedbiennially.SocietyforMedievalArchaeologyJohnHurstDissertationPrize:thisisawardedannuallyfortheundergraduatedissertationthatmakesthemostoriginalcontributiontomedievalarchaeology.SocietyforPost-MedievalArchaeologyDissertationPrize:anannualprizeforthebestundergraduatedissertationonasubjectconcernedwithpost-medievalarchaeology.
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APPENDIX1
(Formatfortitlepageofdissertation)
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DissertationsubmittedinpartialfulfilmentoftherequirementsoftheDegreeof
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ofUniversityCollegeLondonin2020
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APPENDIX2
UCLINSTITUTEOFARCHAEOLOGYARCL0047UNDERGRADUATEDISSERTATION(FormA:GreenForm)DISSERTATIONREGISTRATIONFORMPleasecompletethisform,inconsultationwithyourDissertationSupervisor,andreturnittheThirdYearTutorwhenyoumeetwithhim/herduringtheThirdTermofyoursecondyear.NAMEOFSTUDENT_______________________________________________________DEGREE_______________________PROPOSEDAREAOFSTUDYFORDISSERTATION______________________________________________________________________________________________________________*WHOWILLBESUPERVISINGTHEDISSERTATION___________________________________SIGNATUREOFPRINCIPALSUPERVISOROFDISSERTATION___________________________DATE_________________________________IconfirmthatIhavereadtheInstituteofArchaeology’sethicsguidelinesat:http://www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology/research/ethicsandunderstandthatethicalapprovalmayberequiredbeforecollectinganydata.SIGNATUREOFSTUDENT__________________________________________________DATE_________________________________*Note:Arch&AnthstudentsshouldhavethisformcountersignedbytheappropriateDegreeCo-ordinator(eitherDavidWengroworHaidyGaismar).StudentswishingtobesupervisedintheDepartmentofAnthropologyneednotnominateasupervisoronthisformbutshoulddiscussthematterwiththeAnthropologyCo-ordinator.TheCo-ordinatorwillsignthissectionafteryourpreliminarymeetingSIGNATUREOFTHIRDYEARTUTOR___________________________SIGNATUREOFARCH&ANTHTUTOR(forJointArchandAnthstudentonly))_____________________DATE_________________________________
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APPENDIX3 UCLINSTITUTEOFARCHAEOLOGYARCL0047UNDERGRADUATEDISSERTATION(FormB:OrangeForm)VACATIONPROGRESSFORMPleasecompletethisformandgiveittotheThirdyearTutorwhenyouregisteryourcoursechoices(Room410)ontheseconddayofTerm1.NB.Youcantypethetextandpasteitontotheform,orprintstraightontotheform,orfillitinbyhand.NAMEOFSTUDENT___________________________________________________________NAMEOFSUPERVISOR(S)_______________________________________________________WORKINGTITLEORSUBJECTOFDISSERTATION_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________SUMMARYOFWORKDONESOFARONTHEDISSERTATIONANDOUTLINEOFMAINDATASOURCES/SOURCESOFINFORMATION
ContinueoverleafifnecessarySIGNATUREOFSTUDENT__________________________________________________DATE_________________________________
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APPENDIX4 UCLINSTITUTEOFARCHAEOLOGYARCL0047UNDERGRADUATEDISSERTATION(FormC:PinkForm)FIRSTTERMPROGRESSFORMPleasecompletethisform,inconsultationwithyourDissertationSupervisor,andtakeitwithyoutoyourmeetingwiththeThirdyearTutorinReadingWeek.NB.Youcantypethetextandpasteitontotheform,orprintstraightontotheform,orfillitinbyhand.NAMEOFSTUDENT________________________________________________________DEGREE________________SIGNATUREOFSTUDENT__________________________DATE________________RESEARCHQUESTION________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________NAMEOFSUPERVISOR(S)____________________________________________________SUMMARYOFPROGRESSSINCETHEBEGINNINGOFTERM:
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CRITERIAFORMARKINGBA/BScDISSERTATIONSThedissertationwillbemarkedtakingintoaccounttheaimsandobjectivesofthedissertation.
Theidealdissertationshould:• Bewrittencoherentlyandconciselyinawell-structuredandeasilyreadableformthatisclearandfreefrom
unintendedambiguity.• Presentevidenceofindependentcriticalthought.• Displayoriginalityinthenovelinterpretationandpresentationofexistinginformation,theapproachtothe
problem,thestructureoftheargument,thediscoveryofnewinformationand/orthepresentationofnewideas.
• Displayathoroughandcriticalknowledgeoftherelevantliterature,conceptsandideasandasenseofproportioninevaluatingevidenceandtheopinionsofothers.
• Displaynotabledepthandbreadthofunderstandingandperceptionrelatingtorelevantideas.• Employwell-focused,relevant,cogentandsophisticatedreasoning.• Showhowtheprojectrelatestocurrentknowledgeintheareatobeinvestigated.• Presentacoherentresearchprojectwithclearlydefinedaims.• Useclearlydefinedandappropriatemethodstogather"data"(whetherthisbenewdataarisingfromstudies
inthefield,laboratoryoroncollections,orfromcriticalreviewsofrelevantliterature).• Selectdatathatareappropriateforaddressingthequestionsposedbytheproject.• Useclearlydefinedandappropriatemethodsofanalysisand/orsynthesisofthedata.• Applythechosenmethodsrigorouslyandconsistently,indicatingclearlyifappropriatewhyandhowthe
methodsadoptedwereimprovedormodifiedduringthecourseoftheproject,andshowingcriticalawarenessofhowtheymightbefurtherimprovedinfuturework.
• Presenttheresultsclearlyandappropriately.• Drawappropriateconclusionsfromtheresults,showingcriticalawarenessofanylimitationsinthemethods
andthematerialavailableforstudy,• Indicatepotentiallyfruitfulavenuesfordevelopingfutureresearchinthechosensubjectarea.• Citeallsourcesclearlyandprecisely,andgivedetailedreferencesinaccordancewiththestipulated
conventions.MARKINGCRITERIAFORBA/BScDISSERTATIONSCRITERIAFORAWARDINGAMARKWITHINTHEFAILRANGEFail (Markrange0-39%)Candidatesaregivenamarkinthefailrangeforadissertationthatfailstomeetthecriteriafortheawardofamarkatpasslevel.Attributeswhichwouldcausethedissertationtobemarkedwithinthefailrangemightincludeevidenceofinsufficient knowledge of the relevant literature, insufficient understanding of relevant ideas and concepts, failureadequatelytounderstandfundamentalaspectsofthetopicaddressed, failuretoadequatelyaddressordiscussthestatedtopicofthedissertation,inappropriatesuperficialityorbrevity,verypoororganizationandstructuringofthedissertation, lack of clarity of expression sufficient to give rise to significant instances of ambiguity, inadequatereasoning,inadequatequalityofcitationofsourcesorpronouncedover-dependenceonsources.Guidelinesforawardingmarksinthefailrangeareasfollows:35-39%Adissertationthatfailstomeetthecriteriafortheawardofapassmarkbutdemonstratestheabovefailingsonlytoalimitedextent.30-34%Adissertationthatfailstomeetthecriteriaforapassandexhibitsdistinctfailingsonseveralfronts.20-29%shouldbegiventoadissertationthat,althoughfailingseriouslyonanumberoffronts,doesneverthelessshowsomereasonandstructureanddoesrepresentaclearattempttoaddressthetopic.5-19%shouldbegiventodissertationsthatatleastpresentsometextthatcouldbeseenasanattempttoaddressthetopicbutwhicharelargelyincompetentorincoherent,orwhichshowhardlyanyrelevancetoorunderstandingofthetopic.CRITERIAFORAWARDINGAMARKWITHINTHETHIRDCLASSRANGE(40-49%)Togainathirdclassmarkthedissertationmustdemonstrateatleastsomeunderstandingandknowledgeofthetopicbutmayshowsomeorallofthefollowingfailings:poorstructure,poorwritingwithoccasionalambiguities,littleornoevidenceof independentcriticalthoughororiginality,poorknowledgeofrelevantliterature,poorunderstandingofrelevantconcepts,lapsesinclarityofreasoning,littleornoappropriatejustificationofmethodsorapproaches,poorchoiceofmethodsorapproachesordatarelevanttothetopic,poorexecutionofchosenapproaches,poorpresentation
26 ofresults,failuretodrawappropriateconclusions,littleornoindicationofpromisingdirectionsforfutureresearch,poorqualityofcitation.CRITERIAFORAWARDINGAMARKWITHINTHELOWERSECONDCLASSRANGE(50-59%)Alowersecondclassmarkisawardedwherethedissertationdefinesitstopicandscopefairlyclearly,isreasonablyclearlystructuredandexpressed,showsevidenceofknowledgeandunderstandingofthetopicandrelevantliteraturebutmayneverthelessshowoneormoreofthefollowinglimitations:imperfectionsinstructure,occasionallapsesinclarityofexpression,limiteddevelopmentofideasandmethods,limitedcriticalability,limitedevidencetosupportideasorargument,limitedknowledgeoftheliterature,limitedunderstandingofsomeconcepts,limitedjustificationofchoiceofmethodorapproach,shortcomingsinthepresentationofresults,thedrawingofappropriateconclusionsandsomeerrorsormisunderstandings.Withintheselimitationstherewillbeindicationsthatthestudenthasgraspedsomeofthefundamentalconceptsandproceduresrelevanttothefieldofthedegree.Theremaybesomefailingsindemonstratedunderstandingbutoveralltheworkwillbeatleastcompetentandreasonablysound.CRITERIAFORAWARDINGAMARKWITHINTHEUPPERSECONDCLASSRANGE(60-69%)Anuppersecondclassmarkisawardedwhencandidatesshowconsistencyandfluencyinpresentingthetopicofthedissertation,giveappropriatejustificationforchoiceofmethodsandapproaches,discussandevaluatecriticallyrelevantevidenceandtheoriesdrawnfromawiderangeofsources,andorganizethewholeintoaclearlyexpressedandwell-structuredargumentleadingtoawellformulatedconclusion.Thedissertationshoulddemonstratethatthecandidatehasclearlyunderstoodandassimilatedtherelevantliteratureandthereshouldbefewerrorsormisunderstandings.Thedissertationmaydisplayanumberoftheattributesofanidealdissertation(listedabove)albeitthatsomearedisplayedonlytoalimitedextent.CRITERIAFORAWARDINGAMARKWITHINTHEFIRSTCLASSRANGE(70-100%)Someindicationofindependentcriticalabilityororiginality(inthenovelinterpretationandpresentationofexistinginformation,theapproachtotheproblem,thestructureoftheargument,orinthepresentationofnewinformationorideas)isarequirementfortheawardofanyfirstclassmark.Togainamarkinthedistinctionrange,thedissertationwillneedtoshowclearevidenceofsomeoftheattributesofanidealdissertationlistedabove.Inadditiontoshowingsomeofthecharacteristicsofanidealdissertation,thereshouldnormallybenosignificanterrorsmistakesormisunderstandingsandfewifanyirrelevancies.70-72%Adissertationwhichmeetsbutdoesnotsignificantlyexceedthebasiccriteriafortheawardofafirstclassmark.73-76%Asolidfirstclassdissertationwhichmeetsthebasiccriteriaofafirstclassmarkandalsoshowsclearevidenceofseveraloftheattributesofanidealdissertationaslistedabove.77-79%Anexceptionallygoodfirstclassdissertationwhichshowsstrongevidenceofmanyoftheattributesofanidealdissertationaslistedabove.80%andabove:Thesemarkswillbeusedforoutstandingworkofexceptionaloriginalityandinsight.Marksabove85%willbeuncommon.Amarkofaround90-94%mightbegiventothebestdissertationinaparticularareaover,say,afivetotenyearperiod,andamarkofaround95to98%forthebestpieceofworkeversubmittedonatopic,apieceofworkthatcouldhardlybebettered.
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INSTRUCTIONSFORDISSERTATIONPRESENTATIONSNote:ThefollowingnotesapplytoallIoAstudentsexceptforthoseenrolledfortheBAinArchaeologyandAnthropology.Thearrangementsforthisgrouparedifferent–pleaseconsultDavidWengrowandHaidyGeismarfordetails.A timetableof dissertationpresentationswill be sent to all students early in February 2017. Thepresentation is acompulsorypartoftheDissertationcourse.(Youareliableto10%beingdeductedfromyourfinaldissertationmarkifyoudonotgiveapresentation,withoutwrittenexplanationorformalnotificationofunavoidablecircumstances,whichprohibityourattendance).WhatyoushouldhavealreadyachievedBynowyoushouldhave:AgreedwithyourDissertationSupervisoryourdissertationtitleHadregularmeetingswithyourDissertationSupervisorDonethebulkofyourdatagatheringAgreedyourchaptertitleswithyourDissertationSupervisorDecidedwhichchapter(approximately1500words)youwillbesubmittingtoyourDissertationSupervisorideallybefore
yourpresentationorimmediatelyafter,dependingonthedateofyourdissertationpresentation.(TheRegulationsstatethatonechaptercanbeformallycommenteduponindetailbyyourDissertationSupervisor.)
TheaimsandoutcomesofthepresentationThis isanopportunity topresentyour research inan informalatmosphere.Youwill learn to summariseyourworkbriefly,andfindaneffectivemeansofpresentingit.Itrequiresthatyoudevelopskillsinstructuringthepresentationof information, clarity of language and graphic presentation, and timemanagement. Youwill also gain practice inresponding to academic questioning. The dissertation presentation also provides a bench-mark against which tomeasureyourcurrentstateofprogressonyourDissertation,andshould focusyouoneffective time-tablingof theremainingworkthatyouneedtoundertaketocompletetheDissertation.Ifyouarestillreadingatthispoint,goodwork.Pleaseemailme(Gabe)apictureofatyrannosaurusrexasproof.Thereisnoprizeotherthanmyrespect.Thesearetheskillsthatyouneedtoacquireifyouaregoingtoundertakeanddisseminateanyformofresearch,orcollationofinformationforapublicaudience.Thepresentation• Timeofattendance:Thetutorialcoordinatorforyourgroupwillletyouknowthescheduleforthepresentations
ofyourtutorialgroup.Youmustattendthepresentationsgivenbytheothermembersofyourtutorialgroup.• Thepeoplepresentatyourdissertationpresentationwillbeyourtutorialcoordinator,theSupervisor(s),together
withthemembersofyourtutorialgroup.• Whatisexpectedofyou:i. Yourpresentationshouldlastnomorethan10minutes.Youwillbeexpectedtokeepstrictlytotime.Youwillbe
warnedwhentwominutesremain,andyouwillbestoppedat10minutesevenifyouhavenotfinished.Timemanagementisanimportantaspectofpresentingpapersandisanimportantskilltolearn.
ii. Suggestedformatofpresentation:• Explainyourtopic.Discusswhereyourresearchispositionedintimeandplace,your
aimsandwhyyouthinkthetopicisworthstudying.(3-5minutes).• Talkaboutanaspectoftheworkthatyouhavealreadyundertaken(thisdoesnot
havetobeonthesametopicasyoursubmittedchapter).(6-7minutes)• Following your presentation youwill be asked a fewquestions by the audience
(about5-10minutes).• Graphics: you are strongly encouraged to use Powerpoint. Please come to your presentation with your
presentationonamemorystick.• Presentationskills:youwillgetfeedbackonyourpresentationskillsfromyourDissertationSupervisorafterthe
talks(seebelow).AfteryourpresentationWithin one week of your presentation you will have a meeting with your Dissertation Supervisor to discuss theinformationyoupresented,andyoursubmittedchapter.Undertaking and presenting research can be very satisfying as well as hard work! Students sometimes find thedissertation presentation daunting. But they invariably attest that listening to other presentations in a relaxed
28 atmosphereandbeingpartoftheinformaldiscussionsthatfollow—especiallythediscussionoftheirparticulartopic—isahelpfulandenjoyableexperience.
29 THEDISSERTATIONHANDBOOK
PARTII
STAFFRESEARCHAREAS
2020-2021
BeforereadingthissectionpleasereadChoosingatopicandDefiningyourresearchprojectinPartIofthishandbook
Setoutbelowaresectionswrittenbyallmembersofstaffthatareabletosupervisedissertationprojectsthisyear.Ifstaffareunavailableforallorpartoftheyearthisisindicatedintheright-handcolumn.Somesectionsareshort-thisisusuallywhereamemberofstaffhasaveryspecificandeasilydefinedresearchfieldandmoststudentswillknowwhethertheirideasforaprojectfallwithintheseresearchareas.Theremayalsobeassociatedfieldworkprojectsthatstudentscouldtakepartintoprovidematerialtoresearchintofortheirdissertation.MembersofstaffwillbehappytodiscusspossibleprojectswithyouduringthistermbutmaynotbeabletoconfirmthattheywillbeabletosuperviseyouuntilthefirstweekofTermThreewhentheirworkloadandtimetableareclarified.(PleaseseethesectiononSubmittingtheGreenForminPartIofthishandbook.)Emailaddressesareprovidedforallmembersofstaffandthisisthebestwaytomakecontact,pleaseuseit.
*************STAFF,RESEARCHASSOCIATESANDHONORARIESAVAILABLETOSUPERVISEDISSERTATIONS
ALTAWEEL Mark PhD
Reader Near Eastern archaeology, GIS applications, computational approaches to archaeology
ARROYO-KALIN Manuel PhD (away in Term 2
Lecturer Historical ecology; landscape history; South American pre-Columbian history and archaeology.
[email protected] Away term 2 2020-21
BEVAN Andrew PhD (away in Term 1)
Professor Value theory; GIS applications; the Bronze Age eastern Mediterranean.
[email protected] Away term 1 2020-21
BRIDGE Martin PhD Lecturer Dendrochronology; use of living trees and historical timbers to aid analyses; responses of trees to environmental change; investigation of methodologies for tree ring dating.
BROOKES Stuart PhD
Hon Senior Lecturer
Development of towns, particularly ports and strongholds. Databasing and quantitative analysis of inter-disciplinary data. Geographical approaches to state formation. Archaeology of SE England
BUTLER Beverley PhD
Reader Cultural heritage; museum studies: cultural rights; heritage myth and memory; maritime and museum history; landscape; cultural revivalism; Alexandrian and Egyptian cultural heritage.
CHARLTON Mike PhD
Lecturer Archaeometallurgy, iron smelting in Sudan
FENWICK, Corisande PhD
Lecturer Roman, Late Antique and Islamic archaeology & history; North Africa and the Mediterranean in the 1st millennium AD; comparative empire and state formation.
FULLER Dorian PhD Professor Archaeobotany; early agriculture; South Asian archaeology; Nubian archaeology.
FREESTONE Ian PhD
Professor Technology and production of glass, ceramics and metals, structure and microscopy of early materials
30 GARDNER Andrew PhD
Senior Lecturer
Roman Empire; archaeological perspectives on social agency and identity.
GARRARD Andrew PhD
Reader Early prehistory of Western Asia; behavioural changes relating to the origin of modern humans; origins of cultivation and pastoralism; palaeoenvironmental reconstruction; faunal analysis.
GRAHAM Elizabeth PhD
Professor Maya archaeology; Spanish colonial period; coastal adaptations; Belize; Cuba; urban environments and ecology.
HAMILTON Sue PhD Professor Landscape archaeology, archaeology of Rapa Nui, European prehistory, particularly first millennium BC; technological analysis of prehistoric pottery;
KING Rachel DPhil Lecturer Archaeologies of the recent and contemporary past in southern Africa, particularly in marginal environments, and addressing the construction of epistemic categories such as disorder, outlaws, resistance, and heritage through innovative methodological and theoretical frameworks.
[email protected] On leave term 1 2020-21
LAKE Mark PhD Senior Lecturer
Development and use of quantitative and computational methods for studying the past, especially agent-based computer simulation and geographical information systems.
LEGARRA HERRERO Borja PhD
Teaching Fellow
Socio-political change in the Mediterranean, 5th - 1st Millennia BC, State formation on Bronze Age Crete, later prehistory of South East Spain, Knossos Urban Landscape Project
LOCKYEAR Kris PhD Senior Lecturer
Late Iron Age and Roman archaeology, including numismatics; East European (especially Romanian) history and archaeology; ethnicity and nationalism; field methods; statistics in archaeology; typesetting and publication.
MACDONALD Kevin PhD
Professor History and prehistory of the peoples of West Africa (including the Diaspora).
MACPHAIL Richard PhD
Senior Research Fellow
Soil micromorphology of archaeological soils and sediments.
MARTIN Louise PhD Reader Vertebrate zooarchaeology; animal behaviour and ecology; the role of animals in past societies, focusing on prehistoric Western Asia.
MOL Eva Teaching Fellow
Classical art and archaeology [email protected]
MOSHENSKA Gabe PhD
Senior Lecturer
Archaeology, anthropology and history of modern conflict; community archaeology; public archaeology; history and philosophy of archaeology
MOUSSOURI Theano PhD
Senior Lecturer
Museum education and communication; exhibition development.
NAESER Claudia Lecturer Archaeology of Egypt and Nubia from prehistory to Islam, funerary archaeology, the social and political dimensions of archaeological practice; the production, appropriation and consumption of archaeological heritage places in the contemporary world.
OLIVER José PhD Reader Archaeology of Latin America; complex 'chiefdom' societies in the
31 Caribbean and South America; origins of agriculture and paleoeconomic systems in the South American neotropical forests; .
PARKER PEARSON Mike PhD
Professor The archaeology of death; later prehistory of Britain and Northern Europe; the archaeology of Madagascar and the western Indian Ocean
[email protected] Away Term 2 2020-21
PERRING Dominic PhD
Director, Field Arch Unit
Archaeology of Urban societies, management of the urban archaeological resource, cities of the Roman Empire.
PETERS Renata PhD Associate Professor
Technology and conservation of ethnographic artefacts.
POPE Matt PhD Principal Research Associate
Palaeolithic archaeology, the interpretation of archaeological datasets, Archaeology of Human Evolution
QUINN Patrick PhD Principal Research Fellow
Materials analysis, ceramic petrography, prehistoric Mediterranean
QUIRKE Stephen PhD
Professor History of institutionalisation in Bronze Age Egypt: communications technologies (manuscript/inscription); collections formation in history of science.
RADIVOJEVIC Miljana PhD
Lecturer Eurasian Prehistory, Archaeological Sciences (Materials Science), archaeometallurgy, evolution of metallurgical craftsmanship
RANDO, Carolyn PhD Lecturer Forensic Anthropology, Bioarchaeology and Biological Anthropology, Skeletal biomechanics, Paleopathology and Palaeoepidemiology, Biomechanical adaptation of the jaw, Dental Anthropology and Bioarchaeology of Japan
REID Andrew PhD Senior Lecturer
Archaeology of Eastern and Southern Africa; livestock and complex societies; historical archaeology .
REYNOLDS Andrew PhD
Professor Early medieval archaeology of NW Europe, archaeology of standing buildings, methodologies employed in archaeology of documented periods
RIVA Corinna PhD Senior Lecturer
Mediterranean Archaeology [email protected]
ROBERTS Mark BA Senior Research Fellow
Palaeolithic southern Britain; excavation of Boxgrove, West Sussex.
SCHADLA-HALL Tim MA
Reader Public archaeology; museums management; archaeology and the law; illicit antiquities; country houses; the early mesolithic in North-west Europe.
SHAW Julia PhD Lecturer Archaeology of South Asia; urbanisation, social and religious change; ancient water management; ritual landscapes; archaeology, religion and politics.
SHENNAN Stephen PhD
Professor Archaeological theory; European Neolithic and Bronze Age.
SHIPTON Ceri Lecturer Cognitive archaeology, Acheulean, Lithic Technology, Human Evolution, Palaeolithic
tbc
SILLAR Bill PhD Senior Lecturer
Archaeology and ethnography of the Andes; ceramics; material culture and technology; ethnoarchaeology.
SOMMER Ulrike PhD Senior Lecturer
European Neolithic; public archaeology.
32 SPARKS Rachael PhD
Senior Lecturer
Material culture studies relating to the Near East
STEELE, James Professor Hunter-gatherer behaviour and archaeology; peopling of the Americas; archaeology and history of highland Scotland; archaeological theory.
STEVENS Rhiannon DPhil
Lecturer Developing isotope analysis methodologies, the influence of climate on past human societies, Investigating the effects of climate and physiology on animal body isotopic values, Reconstructing the diet of past human and animal population through bimolecular techniques
STEVENSON, Alice PhD
Senior Lecturer
Museum collections and archives, histories of museums and archaeology, Egyptian archaeology, Predynastic Egypt and Nubia, burial rituals, social identities and material engagement.
SULLY Dean PhD Lecturer Conservation of organic materials. [email protected] TANNER Jeremy PhD
Professor Greek and Roman art and architecture; sociology of art; art theory and criticism; comparative historical studies of art and religion.
[email protected] Not available, on sabbatical
WENGROW David PhD
Professor Archaeology of the Middle East and neighbouring regions; conceptualising East-West interaction; approaches to material culture, art and aesthetics; history of archaeology and anthropology.
WHITELAW Todd PhD
Professor Aegean archaeology; landscape archaeology; ethnoarchaeology; complex societies; ceramics; archaeological method and theory.
WILLIAMS Tim BA Associate Professor
Project management; Roman urbanism
WRIGHT Katherine PhD
Senior Lecturer
Archaeology of the Levant and southern Anatolia; neolithic societies;. trade and early urbanism; food processing and prehistoric diet; anthropological approaches to archaeology
ZHUANG Yijie PhD Senior Lecturer
Geoarchaeology; Early Agriculture, Ecological Diversity and Landscape Change in the Early Neolithic of North China
