Postgraduate Course: Research Skills and Methods (ARCH11081)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Architecture and Landscape Architecture |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course will introduce students to the materials and expertise required to conduct postgraduate research. It will introduce Edinburgh=s extensive range of research resources (print and electronic) as well as archives, special collections and the academic context of the institution (such seminar series, public lectures, postgraduate conferences and journals). It will familiarise the students with skills necessary to embark on their postgraduate research, recognize the research methodologies that these resources serve so they can lead to effective research strategies. The course offers a series of workshops and seminars some focused on specific research skills, others broad in scope to encourage explorations across disciplines, methodologies, and modes of inquires |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2012/13 Semester 2, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: None |
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| Central | Tutorial | Tutorial | 1-11 | | 09:30 - 10:50 | | | |
| First Class |
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| Additional information |
2 hour(s) per week for 11 week(s). |
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
The course will provide students with a general introduction to postgraduate research and will give them the scope and opportunity to produce solid preliminary research on topics that they choose.
On successful completion of the course students will be able to
! apply research skills and methodologies of interdisciplinary research to developing their specific topic of interest
! make use of and evaluate a variety of research tools
! address issues of copyright, confidentiality, data protection and other ethical issues
! communicate with colleagues about their research.
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Assessment Information
| Final assessment will comprise a critically-annotated bibliography that surveys material (including visual material and media sources) pertinent to each student's specific research interest, anticipating (but not committing to) the MSc dissertation proposal that will be developed in Semester 2. |
Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Ella Chmielewska
Tel: (0131 6)51 3736
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Course secretary | Mr Christopher Miller
Tel: 0131 221 6150
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