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Date posted: September 2024

Module Title An Miontráchtas
Module Code FN556 (ITS) / GAE1013 (Banner)
Faculty Humanities & Social Sciences School Fiontar agus Scoil na Gaeilge
Module Co-ordinatorPádraig Ó Liatháin
Module Teachers-
NFQ level 9 Credit Rating 30
Pre-requisite Not Available
Co-requisite Not Available
Compatibles Not Available
Incompatibles Not Available
Coursework Only
Description

Is é cuspóir an mhodúil seo go mbeadh deis ag an mac léinn taighde neamhspleách a dhéanamh ar théama a bhaineann le léann na Gaeilge, mar shampla gné den teanga nó den litríocht, nó de theangeolaíocht na Gaeilge. Is féidir an tráchtas a bhunú ar thaighde príomhúil nó ar thaighde tánaisteach a bheadh ag teacht le hobair chúrsa an chláir teagaisc. Is é cuspóir an tráchtais a chur ar chumas na mac léinn a gcuid scileanna fiosraithe agus anailíse a fhorbairt agus tabhairt faoi thaighde neamhspleách faoi stiúrthóir. Ní mór do mhic léinn a léiriú go bhfuil ar a gcumas staidéar criticiúil a dhéanamh ar a rogha ábhar agus torthaí a gcuid oibre a chur in iúl go soiléir. Is 15,000 focal gnáthfhaid miontráchtais agus gan dul thar 20,000 focal. Moltar don mhac léinn aird ar leith a thabhairt ar na nithe seo a leanas agus an tráchtas á phleanáil agus á scríobh: coincheapú an tráchtais; léirmheas litríochta; an mhodheolaíocht; taighde/ anailís/ plé/ tuairisciú; conclúidí; leabharliosta. Déanann an mac léinn obair an tráchtais faoi stiúir léachtóra de chuid an chúrsa.

Learning Outcomes

1. Tráchtas taighde a phleanáil agus a scríobh.
2. Déileáil go muiníneach le foinsí taighde.
3. Fianaise ábhartha a chíoradh agus conclúidí réasúnacha áititheacha atá bunaithe uirthi a dhéanamh.
4. Anailís a dhéanamh ar phíosa substaintiúil taighde
5. Ardleibhéal cruinnis agus ardscileanna scríbhneoireachta a léiriú.



Workload Full-time hours per semester
Type Hours Description
Fieldwork320Cuardach agus cíoradh foinsí ábhartha
Independent Study320Obair thaighde agus scríbhneoireachta
Assessment Feedback10Cruinnithe leis an Stiúrthóir
Assignment Completion100Scríobh an tráchtais
Total Workload: 750

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Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Miontráchtas
Is é cuspóir an tráchtais a chur ar chumas na mac léinn a gcuid scileanna fiosraithe agus anailíse a fhorbairt agus tabhairt faoi thaighde neamhspleách. Ní mór do mhic léinn a léiriú go bhfuil ar a gcumas staidéar criticiúil a dhéanamh ar a rogha ábhar agus torthaí a gcuid oibre a chur in iúl go soiléir. Is 15,000 focal gnáthfhaid miontráchtais agus gan dul thar 20,000 focal. Moltar don mhac léinn aird ar leith a thabhairt ar na nithe seo a leanas agus an tráchtas á phleanáil agus á scríobh: coincheapú an tráchtais; léirmheas litríochta; an mhodheolaíocht; taighde/ anailís/ plé/ tuairisciú; conclúidí; leabharliosta.

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment100% Examination Weight0%
Course Work Breakdown
TypeDescription% of totalAssessment Date
Extended Essay / DissertationMiontráchtas le scríobh100%n/a
Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories:
Resit category 1: A resit is available for both* components of the module.
Resit category 2: No resit is available for a 100% continuous assessment module.
Resit category 3: No resit is available for the continuous assessment component where there is a continuous assessment and examination element.
* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a Continuous Assessment/Examination split; where the module is 100% continuous assessment, there will also be a resit of the assessment
This module is category 1
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