Undergraduate Course: Researching with people: participatory methods and ethnomethodology (GEGR10099)
Course Outline
| School | School of Geosciences |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | Building on a prior foundation in qualitative methods in human geography, this course aims to provide students with an in-depth, applied understanding of the principles and practices of reflexivity. It is relevant to students whose research involves direct or indirect interaction with people's lives, including via documentary sources and internet methodologies as well as via interviews and participant observation. The course will emphasise the value of careful and critical reflection on researchers' own experiences in their interactions with the lives of others. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, students should be able to:
Demonstrate a detailed, integrated understanding of the theoretical, practical and ethical issues of participatory methodology and an understanding of how this field is developed
Be comfortable with a range of techniques and approaches related to participatory research and ethnomethodology, some of which are relatively specialised
Critically consider the appropriateness of various qualitative analysis techniques for different sets of questions, problems and contexts
Understand and have strategies for working with the power dynamics of research encounters so students are capable of communicating effectively with professional level peers and senior colleagues.
Critically review and consolidate their knowledge in this subject for the essay assessment
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Eric Laurier
Tel: (0131 6)51 4303
Email: Eric.Laurier@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Beth Muir
Tel: (0131 6)50 9847
Email: beth.muir@ed.ac.uk |
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