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These
differences were written on flipcharts during two
sessions held in 1999, attended by B. Graham and C. McKay
(tutors), and D. Akam, C. Baker, S. Cook, J. Darwell, J.
Hall, L. Hooper, J. Kippin, S. Madge, C. Metcalfe, A.
Plouviez, and D. Wilkinson.
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MA
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PHD
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Taught
(usually)
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Not taught
(usually)
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Minimum 1 year
full time
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Minimum 3 years
full time (usually)
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Exhibition is
'public end product' (usually)
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Dissertation is
'public end product' (sometimes exhibit
too)
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Writing minimum
0 up to 30,000 words in the humanities. Usually
descriptive method.
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Dissertation
minimum 30,000 words (usually). Range of
methods.
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Writing usually
lodged with college library, but not often
looked at?
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Dissertation
enters the 'public realm' via inter-library
loan/databases etc. Other people refer to and
quote from it, so added responsibility for it to
be correct/ethical.
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An 'add on'
after BA.
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Looking forward
to post-doctoral work/employment (being a
'training' in research).
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Judged on
artistic 'success' (at the very least,
satisfying the 'intention')
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Judged on
quality of research (but doesn't necessarily
have to be 'good art')
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Collective
student experience
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Singular student
experience (often)
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Range of
tutors/speakers
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Small number of
supervisors (though more advisors)
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Looking to
tutors to supply expertise.
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Student may well
be more expert than Supervisors in some
areas.
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Can write a
'course document' for it.
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Less standard
approach (more like 'tutorial
system?)
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External
examiners ratify tutors/course.
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External
examiners are directly judging the student
(mostly)
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RISK! Because of
the above, more danger of student going astray
and being unaware of external
expectations.
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