Postgraduate Course: Narrative Text and Discourse (PGSP11121)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Social and Political Science |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Postgrad (School of Social and Political Studies) |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
The course introduces students to key ideas, theories and methodological considerations regarding a range of approaches to narrative inquiry and analysis. Specifically, the course provides both an overview and $ùhands on&© practical experience (both in the classroom and in the assessment) of approaches to narrative inquiry used in $ùreal-world&© research, with course lecturers drawing on their own methodological and substantive interests and research practices during the sessions. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: 27 |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| No Classes have been defined for this Course |
| First Class |
Week 1, Thursday, 10:00 - 13:00, Zone: Central. Room 7.18, David Hume Tower |
| Additional information |
Narrative, Text and Discourse is not an undergraduate-type $ùtaught course&©, but a postgraduate-level participatory seminar and workshop, in which different varieties of narrative analysis will be used, including by class members, to analyse some different research materials.
The course brings together graduate students and staff from a range of backgrounds in order to encourage reflection on shared theoretical, practical and intellectual questions regarding approaches to narrative inquiry. As such, it provides a forum for intellectual networking opportunities in a graduate school ethos.
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| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, students should:
&· understand and be able to deploy a number of approaches to narrative inquiry & analysis;
&· understand the analytical, conceptual and methodological implications of these approaches and be able to evaluate their benefits and drawbacks;
&· present, in written form, an evaluative comparison of different approaches discussed in the course.
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Assessment Information
| Assessment is by a single course paper (length 3500-4000 word) and involves implementing and comparing two or more approaches to narrative analysis in relation to a particular substantive topic or particular text of interest to the student. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Not entered |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords |
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Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Andrea Salter
Tel:
Email: andrea.salter@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Gillian Macdonald
Tel: (0131 6)51 3244
Email: gillian.macdonald@ed.ac.uk |
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