Postgraduate Course: Listening to Children: Research and Consultation (PGSP11012)
Course Outline
| School | School of Social and Political 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 | This course aims to heighten students' awareness of ethical consideration in undertaking research with children and familiarity with approaches to research that have been tailored to children. Building on a prior foundation in methods of social research, it aims to enable students to undertake empirical research with children, for their MSc dissertation if desired. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2014/15, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 40 |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 20,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
176 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
4000 word research proposal |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
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Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course and independent study, students should:
- Know the range of ethical considerations in undertaking research and consultation with children and be able to evaluate various methods to ensure ethical research and consultation take place
- Be able to reflect critically on the impact of different conceptual understandings of childhood underlying research on children.
- Be sensitive to variations amongst children (by such factors as disability, gender, cultural and linguistic backgrounds, and age), that potentially affect research and consultations with them
- Be aware of various methods by which to elicit views from children and to evaluate the methods' limitations and advantages
- Have an informed view on the extent to which conducting research with children is significantly different from conducting research with adults.
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Claire Houghton
Tel:
Email: claire.houghton@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Andrew Macaulay
Tel: (0131 6)51 5067
Email: Andrew.Macaulay@ed.ac.uk |
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