Postgraduate Course: Conducting Research Interviews (CNST11036)
Course Outline
| School | School of Health in Social Science |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | The aim of this course is to provide an opportunity to develop interview skills through practical work in the context of social science debates about the conduct of interviews. It seeks to build on the introductory practice gained in the course Research Skills in the Social Sciences: Data Collection. The approach adopted is informed by social science literature on interviewing; feminist debates on power dynamics in fieldwork; and counselling studies analyses of the inter-relatedness of self (researcher) and other (research participant). |
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Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, students should be able to
- identify, differentiate and critically appraise the purposes and requirements of different types of research interviews
- critically evaluate their own interview skills
- conceptualise and analyse different ways of using themselves in relation to research participants in the contexts of research interviews
- conceptualise, contextualise and critically assess power dynamics and ethical issues in interviewing, and be able to implement coherent and effective strategies to address these
- have an advanced critical understanding of their capacity to embark on research interviews for their own research
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Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Liz Bondi
Tel: (0131 6)50 2529
Email: Liz.Bondi@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Sue Larsen
Tel: (0131 6)51 6671
Email: Sue.Larsen@ed.ac.uk |
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