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 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Social Anthropology |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| 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 (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | No |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
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Tuesday |
Wednesday |
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Friday |
| Central | Lecture | Lecture | 1-11 | | 15:00 - 15:50 | | | |
| First Class |
Week 1, Tuesday, 15:00 - 15:50, Zone: Central. Appleton Tower, Lecture Theatre 4 |
| Additional information |
Plus 1 tutorial per week, starting in week 2. |
| No Exam Information |
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
1) A short 1,500 word critical &«book review&ª of the field methods used in one particular monograph selected by you (40%).
2) A collaborative ethnographic research project that you will undertake in teams (60%).
The final mark for the collaborative research project will be assessed by:
a) Assessment of a 4,000-5,000 word final project report (30%).
b) Assessment of individual writing assignments 20%).
c) Peer assessment of the final project report (10%). |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Keywords | Ethnography, Qualitative Method, Collaborative Research, Fieldwork, Writing Skills |
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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