Postgraduate Course: MMus Research Methods B (MUSI11016)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
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 will introduce various approaches to research design, including quantitative and qualitative methodologies and their relative advantages and disadvantages.
The topics included in this description represent themes to be covered in the course. There may be some flexibility on the specific topics covered according to the availability of staff and visiting speakers in particular weeks. |
| Course description |
Classes will normally take place weekly, and will primarily be taught be seminar.
Course Outline:
Week 1 Identifying and refining a research question
Week 2 Exploring the context of a research question
Week 3-4 Quantitative methods I-II
Week 5 Qualitative methods I
Week 6 Reading week
Week 7 Qualitative methods II
Week 8 Interpreting and discussing research findings
Week 9 Presentations: talks, posters and papers
Week 10-11 Individual presentations
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | n/a |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
| Students will learn to focus and adapt their research questions according to different contexts and methodological approaches. Students will also learn to present their research findings in a variety of formats.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Katie Overy
Tel: (0131 6)50 8248
Email: K.Overy@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Lyndsay Hagon
Tel: (0131 6)51 5735
Email: Lyndsay.Hagon@ed.ac.uk |
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