Undergraduate Course: Ethnography: Theory and Practice (SCAN08005)
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 08 (Year 2 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Social Anthropology |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
This course introduces undergraduate students to the theory and practice of ethnographic fieldwork. At the heart of this course is collaborative project in which students will learn about qualitative methods by putting them to the test in practical group work. Their collective ethnographies will require them to write extensive field notes, which will be assessed, and which will function as an extended period of learning to write effectively in an academic manner. The course will be open to all second year undergraduates within the School of Social and Political Science. |
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 |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | Lecture | 1-11 | | 15:00 - 15:50 | | | |
| First Class |
Week 1, Tuesday, 15:00 - 15:50, Zone: Central. David Hume Tower, Lecture Theatre A |
| Additional information |
Plus 1 tutorial per week, starting in week 2. |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| By the end of the course, students will have a thorough understanding of ethnography as a qualitative method, both practically and theoretically. They will have engaged in a collaborative research project, learned how to work in research teams, and have gained an understanding of the practice of ethnographic fieldwork and its methodology. Through the writing of field notes, research reports and an ethnographic essay, students will exercise and improve their writing skills. |
Assessment Information
An assessed essay, related to the history and theory of ethnography as taught in the first half of the course (50%)
A collaborative research project (50%) split into two components:
1. Field notes, transcribed interviews and observation exercises of the second half of the semester (25%)
2. Assessed collectively, through peer assessment of the final research project (25%)
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| Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Prof Jonathan Spencer
Tel: (0131 6)50 3944
Email: j.spencer@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs May Rutherford
Tel: (0131 6)50 3932
Email: may.rutherford@ed.ac.uk |
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