Undergraduate Course: Geography Small Research Project (GEGR09023)
Course Outline
| School | School of Geosciences |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | Geography Small Research Project: Edinburgh¿s Geographies
This course is offered an alternative to the MA Geography field courses. The course introduces the fascinating, and often troubling, geographies, histories and futures of Edinburgh and its surrounding landscapes. The course will develop the students¿ understanding of the research process from Fundamental Methods in Geography (research design, theoretical frameworks for research, methods, fieldwork, and analysis). The course complements learning about geography¿s histories and philosophies in Geographical Nature of Geographical Knowledge, and builds towards semester 2 courses Key Methods in Human Geography and Fundamentals of Research Design, which prepare students to undertake independent research in Geography.
In the course students will examine the relationships between field work, the research process and the construction of geographical knowledge. The course will build on, and extend, understandings of key theoretical approaches and substantive concerns that students have encountered in pre-Honours human geography course by applying them to a local context. |
| Course description |
The course is organised around themes that address key theoretical and substantive concerns in Human Geography through a close examination of places and landscapes in and around Edinburgh. Each theme will be introduced via a lecture or asynchronous material made available via Learn that will provide an overview of the theme; relate the theme to Edinburgh; and reflect on the research process. Each theme will also be accompanied by a self-guided walk that students are expected to complete independently in small groups. A virtual version of each walk will be available for those students who are not on campus.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2021/22, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Full Year |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
196 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
100% coursework
4000-word portfolio that comprises 'postcard style blog entries on each walk and a 1000-word reflection on the role of fieldwork in research in human geography.
Assessment deadline:
Week 11 |
| Feedback |
Formative feedback through workshops and tutorials; written and pro-forma feedback on summative assessment. |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Learn via case studies to develop a detailed understanding of Edinburgh¿s geographies
- Apply their understanding of key theoretical work in Human Geography to local contexts
- Reflect critically on the relationships between field work, the research process and the construction of knowledge in human geography
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Reading List
| Dependent on the title chosen and students need to find relevant literature. |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Research design; applying learning in a research and real work context; critical thinking; report writings skills |
| Keywords | research design,methodology |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Fraser MacDonald
Tel: (0131 6)57 3887
Email: Fraser.MacDonald@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Carry Arnold
Tel: (0131 6)50 9847
Email: Carry.Arnold@ed.ac.uk |
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