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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Social and Political Science : Social Anthropology

Undergraduate Course: Imagining Anthropological Research (SCAN10037)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Social and Political Science CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) Credits0
Home subject areaSocial Anthropology Other subject areaNone
Course website http://www.sps.ed.ac.uk/undergrad/subject_and_programme_specific_information/social_anthropology/honours Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionThis course is only intended only for Honours students in Social Anthropology who are planning to work on a dissertation in the subject in the summer of 2014. The main purpose of the course is to prepare you to write your dissertation proposal. Our chief task, therefore, is to help you imagine what will be involved in your field or library project. To do so we shall be looking at the process of research, from the design stage through to the methodologies and to the writing strategies, always within the context of what is possible in an undergraduate dissertation. We shall also have presentations and discussions on particular people¿s experience of doing research, using examples from the work of Senior Honours students, previous undergraduates and current postgraduates, as well as members of staff. In the second half of the semester you will be allocated to a group which will work together on students¿ Research Proposals. By the end of the Semester, students will have developed their ideas into a detailed Research Proposal, setting out a timetable, budget, and a consideration of the practical arrangements and methods. The proposal, which will account for 10% of your final dissertation mark, will include a discussion of relevant theoretical and ethnographic literature, and an ethical clearance form.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 1, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Learn enabled:  Yes Quota:  None
Web Timetable Web Timetable
Class Delivery Information 1 hour(s) per week for 5 week(s).
Course Start Date 16/09/2013
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 0 ( Lecture Hours 10, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 5, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 0 )
Additional Notes
Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) Please contact the School directly for a breakdown of Assessment Methods
No Exam Information
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
During this course, students will develop their ideas about the kinds of topic which might make a feasible subject for their dissertation, will consider the ethical and methodological issues involved in conducting anthropological research, and will be prepared to write their dissertation proposal. They will gain familiarity with using different library resources, including databases on the internet. They will also gain experience in working independently, especially conducting interviews and writing up interview based data. This will involve a consideration of possible methodological pitfalls, and linking research material into a relevant anthropological literature. Students will develop their ideas into a Research Report, an Outline Proposal (for those intending to conduct research abroad), and finally a detailed Research Proposal, setting out a timetable, budget, and a consideration of the practical arrangements and methods. The proposal will include a discussion of the relevant theoretical and ethnographic literature.
Assessment Information
The Research Proposal that is handed in as a result of this course in the second semester of the Junior Honours year, will contribute 10% to the Dissertation mark when it is finally assessed in the first semester of the Senior Honours year.
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
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Contacts
Course organiserDr Joost Fontein
Tel: 07753306778
Email: j.fontein@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMr Ewen Miller
Tel: (0131 6)50 3925
Email: Ewen.Miller@ed.ac.uk
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