Postgraduate Course: Advanced Issues in Anthropological Research (SCAN11006)
Course Outline
| School | School of Social and Political Science |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 40 |
| Home subject area | Postgrad (School of Social and Political Studies) |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The course is the core subject-specific preparation for MSc by Research students and is made up of 5 linked components
(1) A series of weekly 2-hour seminars which run throughout the year. All MSc by Research and/or probationary PhD students are expected to attend and to make presentations on their research project (at least one in each semester), focusing on the ethnographic and theoretical context for their work.
(2) A complementary series of weekly 90-minute Work in Progress seminars. It is convened by the Postgraduate Advisor, and all postgraduate students are expected to attend and, if possible, present their own material to the seminar. (With pressure of time and numbers, there may be a slight preference for presentations from students in their second or later years in this seminar.) The seminar provides an opportunity to give formal academic presentations within the supportive context of fellow research students. Supervisors and other members of the teaching staff may also attend this seminar, usually at the invitation of the speaker.
(3) In the period immediately before the summer vacation, as part of their formal assessment for upgrading to PhD status, students present dissertation/proposal work in progress to a broader group, including all research students and staff in the Subject Group. Leading into this final third of the course will be
(4) An intensive one-day field Methods Workshop, usually in late April or early May
(5) A half-day research/Funding Proposal Writing workshop, both convened by the subject area's Postgraduate Advisor.
Topics covered
- working with qualitative methodologies
- ethical and political issues
- research design
- communicating research results
- project management and team-working |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2012/13 Full Year, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course student should be able to
- display practical familiarity in ethnographic and other relevant research methods;
- display advanced familiarity with a regional literature (including historical, geographical, demographic, political, etc., aspects) and relevant areas of social and cultural theory;
- be in command of relevant logistical arrangements (e.g. choice of site, local institutional affiliations, ethical committees, visas and permissions, precautionary health measures). |
Assessment Information
Although the course is not subject to formal written assessment, students are required to make regular oral presentations on their work in progress.
Assessed by attendance & participation (pass/fail only). |
Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Janet Carsten
Tel: (0131 6)50 3935
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Course secretary | Miss Madina Howard
Tel: (0131 6)51 1659
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