What Will You Have to Do As Part of This Project?

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A* = 70 A = 60 B = 50 C = 40 D = 30 E = 20 What will you have to do as part of this project?

 Extended Project Title Approval – approval of title and context by WJEC (you will have four to choose from).  Extended Project Proposal – title, aims and objectives.  Extended Project Record – a short diary record tracking progress and changes to plans including records of supervision meetings with your supervisor. This will be completed through the completion of your weekly updated blog.  Extended Project Outcome – extended Project in ‘appropriate form’, which will be an essay of at least 5000 words (not including sources or evidence).  Extended Project Presentation –a minimum of a ten minute presentation highlighting key features of your research findings.

Scheme of Work

Week Topic Homework 1 Introduction to the course Update blog Making blogs Referencing 2 Finding and using research on the internet 1000 word essay on riots + update blog 3 Topic Choice: Gender and Crime Update blog 4 Topic Choice: Capital Punishment Update blog 5 Topic Choice: Nature Vs Nurture Update blog 6 Topic Choice: Why do we Punish? Update blog Find 5 sources via books/internet to discuss in groups next lesson. Decide on Project title and complete proposal form HALF TERM! 7 Tutoring half day- Proposal title form due (1st November) 8 Potential visit to the University of Portsmouth’s Update blog library 9 How to write a literature review. Begin Update blog discussions and literature reviews of 5 books. Complete outstanding lit reviews 10 Write a literature review of at least 5 books Update blog (200 words each) Complete outstanding lit reviews 11 Primary Research methods: Key terms, Update blog sampling, interviews, questionnaires, observations. 12 Create research tools Complete questionnaires and (questionnaires/interviews/observations) interviews. Complete outstanding literature reviews. Begin methodology section of assignment 13 Presenting and analysing data Complete all primary research. Present the data in an appropriate format. Update blog CHRISTMAS BREAK! 14 Potential Crime and Deviance Conference Update blog 15 Methodology section of dissertation to be Update blog completed. Methodology section of dissertation. 16 How to analyse media articles? Update blog Begin review of media articles (5 minimum) Complete outstanding media reviews (to add to literature review chapter) 17 How to analyse reviews? Begin research Update blog review (journals, stats, articles, websites) Complete outstanding research reviews (minimum 5-10 of each) (to add to literature review chapter) 18 Flexi week: Update blog Update literature/media/stats/articles/website Literature review and Methodology review/ POTENTIAL CONFERENCE section to be completed.

19 Complete project proposal forms. Project proposal forms to be completed Complete lit review section of assignment (to Complete Title, Abstract and include media, and research review). Introduction Begin mid-project interviews and start Title, Abstract and Rationale chapters. HALF TERM 20 Mid Project interviews to talk through and Update blog submit proposal, check methodology and lit review section of work. Edit literature reviews (based on interview) Begin results and analysis section of essay 21 Mid Project interviews talk through, and submit Update blog proposal, check methodology and lit review Complete edit of literature review. section of work. Edit literature review (based on interview) Complete results and analysis 22 Begin conclusion and recommendations Update blog section of essay. Complete discussion section of essay. Begin conclusion 23 Complete conclusion and recommendations, Update blog research resources and timeline (this should be Complete conclusion completed in future tense, although it will be retrospective). 24 Bibliography, appendices and self evaluation to Update blog be completed, and checked over. WHOLE FILE Finalise 1st draft of your project. TO BE SUBMITTED NEXT WEEK. 25 WHOLE FILE TO BE SUBMITTED AND Update blog SIGNED OFF BY ASHLEY. Copy and paste blog entries into appropriate forms, and hand in with the project. Prepare presentations. Journal section of essay. EASTER BREAK Update blog Begin planning presentation 26 Final interviews and feedback on marked work. Update blog Make changes to projects. Continue with presentation and notes. Plan presentations. Alter work according to feedback. 27 Final interviews and feedback on marked work. Update blog Make changes to projects. Alter work according to feedback. Make Presentations. changes to project. 28 Presentations Update blog Update self evaluation based on presentation feedback 29 Presentations Update blog into pro-forma, print out FINAL HAND IN OF ALL WORK. AFTER presentation notes and PPP slides, THIS DEADLINE NO WORK WILL BE content page. ACCEPTED (08/05/11) Update self evaluation based on presentation feedback (only if your presentation was this week-to be e- mailed, or handed to me by 09/05/11) Please be aware that the scheme of work may be subject to change, but the deadlines are not!

You must keep up with all blog entries and deadlines, and keep a folder well organised to ensure you get the best grades possible!

HOW TO REFERENCE: http://referencing.port.ac.uk/apa/index.html Reading list:

Books:

Briggs, S. (2009). Criminology for Dummies. London: John Wiley and Sons.

Carrabine, E., Lee, M., South, N., Cox, P., & Plummer, K. (2008). Criminology. A Sociological Introduction. London: Routeledge.

Hale, C., Hayward, K., Wahidin, A., & Wincup, E. (Eds),(2009). Criminology, 2nd Edition. Oxford: UOP Oxford.

Hopkins-Burke, R. (2009). An Introduction to Criminological Theory. 3rd Edition. London: Willan Publishing.

Lilly, R.J., Cullen, F.T., & Ball, R.A. (2011). Criminological Theory: Context and Consequences. 5th Edition. London: Sage

McLaughlin, E., Muncie, J., & Hughes, G. (Eds), (2002). Criminological Perspectives. Essential Readings. 2nd Edition. London: Sage Publications.

Newburn, T. (2007). Criminology. London: Willan Publishing.

Newburn, T. (Eds), (2009). Key Readings in Criminology. London: Willan Publishing.

Tierney, J. (2005). Criminology. Theory and Context. 2nd Edition. London: Longman.

Journals:

Sociological Review/Psychology Review. Username [email protected] Password: totton10

Police Review

British Journal of Criminology

British Journal of Sociology

British Journal of Psychology.

Newspapers/media:

The Guardian / The Times / The Independent

BBC News/BBC documentaries

4od documentaries

Websites: www.statistics.gov.uk http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/police

THIS IS NOT AN EXCLUSIVE LIST! ENSURE YOU USE YOUR LOCAL CITY LIBRARY, THE SOCIOLOGY ROOM AND THE PSYCHOLOGY ROOM TO FIND OTHER BOOKS WHICH MAY BE OF USE TO YOU.