Postgraduate Course: Advanced Issues in Socio-Cultural Research (PGSP11101)
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 |
40 |
| 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 |
This course will offer advanced training in the ideas, issues and methodologies central to carrying out interdisciplinary socio-cultural research. It will be organised through seminars and workshops. The aims of the course are to:
- enable students to critically evaluate key debates concerning theory and epistemology in interdisciplinary socio-cultural research;
- provide students with an understanding of the possibilities, strengths and also limits of particular methodologies, in relation to the goals and desired outcomes and knowledge-claims intended for pieces of interdisciplinary research;
- engage students in debates concerning the analysis of interdisciplinary research and the epistemological, ethical, political and practical problems entailed;
- enable students to think from interdisciplinary perspectives to design interdisciplinary research projects focused on their own intellectual concerns;
- encourage students to use the course to develop a theoretical and methodological approach for their MSc dissertation and possible PhD research; and
- challenge students to work at an advanced level in a course that will 'join up' theory, methodology and research practice.
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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 Full Year, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
At successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
- be aware of the changing ideas and 'place' of interdisciplinarity;
- understand the epistemological, ethical, political dimensions of socio-cultural research;
- critically evaluate ideas and debates concerning theory and practice in socio-cultural research;
- understand the strengths and limits of appropriate methodologies;
- design a research project focused on their own socio-cultural concerns;
- present their ideas and research designs in public fora and respond to constructive suggestions about these; and
- work collectively with their peers.
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Assessment Information
The course adopts a mixed method of assessment:
* Seminar and workshop assignments: these will involve short writing exercises in response to the nominated weekly readings, and will be pre-circulated for co-discussion in the actual meetings.
* Presentation: in Semester 2, all participants will give a more formal presentation of one key debate concerning interdisciplinary research matters.
* One 3000 word essay: this will be on a topic to be agreed with the course leader, but will be expected to:
* link to their dissertation topic, and
* contain a review of key research literature related to the topic chosen.
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Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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Contacts
| Course organiser |
Prof Lizbeth Stanley
Tel: (0131 6)51 3139
Email: liz.stanley@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Miss Madina Howard
Tel:
Email: Madina.Howard@ed.ac.uk |
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