Undergraduate Course: Sociology Project Preparation Course (SCIL10091)
Course Outline
| School | School of Social and Political Science |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 0 |
ECTS Credits | 0 |
| Summary | This course is designed to enable students to prepare thoroughly for researching, writing and submitting the Sociology Project. |
| Course description |
Students will receive guidance on the main components of the project, identifying a suitable area for research, constructing a research proposal, choosing the right methodology and preparing an annotated bibliography/literature review.
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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) |
Please contact the School directly for a breakdown of Learning and Teaching Activities |
| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
This course is non-credit bearing. |
| Feedback |
This course is non-credit bearing. However, there are formative feedback sessions |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- put together a research proposal that is practical and suitable for a particular topic
- make justified choices about the kinds of research methods to use
- make optimal use of available resources and explore topics through independent study
- identify and utilise relevant texts as part of their research
- be in a position to proceed to the primary researching and writing-up of their project in Year 4.
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Reading List
| Designing Social Research, Norman Blaikie (Polity Press, 2000) |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Nicholas Prior
Tel: (0131 6)50 3991
Email: n.prior@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Ewen Miller
Tel: (0131 6)50 3925
Email: Ewen.Miller@ed.ac.uk |
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