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CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION IN ANTHROPOLOGY

Module code: AN842
Credits: 5
Semester: Year-Long
Department: ANTHROPOLOGY
International:
Coordinator: Dr Patty A. Gray (ANTHROPOLOGY)

	Overview
	This module�s objective is to provide advanced postgraduate students with a mentored experience of participating in a professional conference. In consultation with a mentor, the student will: (i) Select a conference; (ii) Prepare a paper abstract or panel abstract; (iii) Submit the abstract to the conference committee and register for the conference; (iv) Prepare for the oral presentation of the paper as appropriate to the conference context, or prepare to moderate the panel; (v) Attend the conference and deliver the paper, or moderate the panel; (vi) Submit the completed paper, or a written report on the moderated panel, to the staff mentor, along with evidence of conference participation in the form of copied pages from the conference programme showing the student�s paper/panel.

Overview

This module�s objective is to provide advanced postgraduate students with a mentored experience of participating in a professional conference. In consultation with a mentor, the student will: (i) Select a conference; (ii) Prepare a paper abstract or panel abstract; (iii) Submit the abstract to the conference committee and register for the conference; (iv) Prepare for the oral presentation of the paper as appropriate to the conference context, or prepare to moderate the panel; (v) Attend the conference and deliver the paper, or moderate the panel; (vi) Submit the completed paper, or a written report on the moderated panel, to the staff mentor, along with evidence of conference participation in the form of copied pages from the conference programme showing the student�s paper/panel.

	Learning Outcomes
	On successful completion of the module, students should be able to: Advance their professional development by providing a structured context to facilitate the stages of the process of participating in a conference. By the end, the student will have prepared for, written, and presented a conference paper, or prepared for and moderated a conference panel.

Teaching & Learning methods

Assessment

	Autumn Supplementals/Resits
	Are supplemental/resit registrations permitted? Yes This module cannot be repeated. Is Supplemental Continuous Assessment registration permitted? No Is Supplemental Continuous Assessment capped? No

	Pre-Requisites
	PhD standing plus permission of a member of the Anthropology staff

	Timetable
	This timetable is not currently available, please contact the Anthropology Department.

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