Undergraduate Course: Reflexivity in Qualitative Human Geography Research (GEGR10066)
Course Outline
| School | School of Geosciences |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Geography |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/undergraduate/courses/geography/Honours/U02525/ |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | Building on a prior foundation in qualitative methods in human geography, this course aims to provide students with an in-depth, applied understanding of the principles and practices of reflexivity. It is relevant to students whose research involves direct or indirect interaction with people's lives, including via documentary sources and internet methodologies as well as via interviews and participant observation. The course will emphasise the value of careful and critical reflection on researchers' own experiences in their interactions with the lives of others. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| By the end of the course, students should have a critical appreciation of approaches to reflexivity in qualitative research in theory and in practice. That should be able to understand and have strategies for working with the power dynamics of research encounters and emotional dimensions of qualitative research. They should also have an appreciation of key moments in qualitative research encounters including introductions, transitions and crises, and goodbyes. |
Assessment Information
| One 4,000 word essay |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Andrew Dugmore
Tel: (0131 6)50 8156
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Course secretary | Mrs Catherine Campbell
Tel: (0131 6)50 9847
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