Undergraduate Course: Imagining Anthropological Research (SCAN10037)
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 no longer running and has been replaced with a 20 credit course Imagining Anthropological Research (SCAN10104)**
This course is only intended only for Honours students in Social Anthropology who are planning to work on a dissertation in the subject in the summer before their 4th year. The main purpose of the course is to prepare you to write your dissertation proposal. Our chief task, therefore, is to help you imagine what will be involved in your field or library project. To do so we shall be looking at the process of research, from the design stage through to the methodologies and to the writing strategies, always within the context of what is possible in an undergraduate dissertation. We shall also have presentations and discussions on particular people's experience of doing research, using examples from the work of Senior Honours students, previous undergraduates and current postgraduates, as well as members of staff. In the second half of the semester you will be allocated to a group which will work together on developing your research ideas and proposals. By the end of the Semester, students will have developed their ideas into a detailed Research Proposal, setting out a timetable, budget, and a consideration of the practical arrangements and methods. The proposal, which will account for 10% of your final dissertation mark, will include a discussion of relevant theoretical and ethnographic literature. The submission of an online ethics form is also a mandatory component of this course for all those intending to undertake field research. |
| Course description |
The main purpose of the course is to prepare you to write your dissertation proposal. Our chief task, therefore, is to help you imagine what will be involved in your field or library project. To do so we shall be looking at the process of research, from the design stage through to the methodologies and to the writing strategies, always within the context of what is possible in an undergraduate dissertation. We shall also have presentations and discussions on particular people's experience of doing research, using examples from the work of Senior Honours students, previous undergraduates and current postgraduates, as well as members of staff. In the second half of the semester you will be allocated to a group which will work together on developing your research ideas and proposals. By the end of the Semester, students will have developed their ideas into a detailed Research Proposal, setting out a timetable, budget, and a consideration of the practical arrangements and methods. The proposal, which will account for 10% of your final dissertation mark, will include a discussion of relevant theoretical and ethnographic literature. The submission of an online ethics form is also a mandatory component of this course for all those intending to undertake field research.
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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
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Develop their ideas about the kinds of topic which might make a feasible subject for their dissertation.
- Consider the ethical and methodological issues involved in conducting anthropological research.
- Gain familiarity with using different library resources, including databases on the internet, to develop research ideas.
- Consolidate a more general familiarity with the practicalities of designing and planning a social research project.
- Develop their ability to formulate and present project plans in clear and convincing manner.
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Richard Baxstrom
Tel:
Email: Richard.Baxstrom@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Brodie Hamilton
Tel: (0131 6)51 3139
Email: Brodie.Hamilton@ed.ac.uk |
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