Undergraduate Course: Imagining Anthropological Research (SCAN10037)
Course Outline
| School | School of Social and Political Science |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 0 |
| Home subject area | Social Anthropology |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course is only intended for Honours students in Social Anthropology who are planning to work on a dissertation in the department in the summer of 2009.
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 to the writing strategies, within the context of what is possible. 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 in the department, 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 students' Research Proposals.
IMPORTANT: The proposal will form 10% of their final dissertation mark.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the semester, students will have an idea of the kind of topic which might make a feasible subject for their dissertation, will have begun to consider the ethical and methodological issues involved in conducting anthropological research, and will be prepared to write their dissertation proposal. They will have become familiar with using different library resources, including databases on the Web. They will also have gained experience in working independently, especially in conducting interviews and writing up interview based data. This will involve a consideration of possible methodological pitfalls, and linking interview material to a relevant anthropological literature.
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 will include a discussion of relevant theoretical and ethnographic literature. |
Assessment Information
| The Research Proposal that is handed in as a result of this course in the second semester of the Junior Honours year, will contribute 10% to the Dissertation mark when it is finally assessed in the first semester of the Senior Honours year. |
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Joost Fontein
Tel: 07753306778
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Course secretary | Miss Katie Teague
Tel: (0131 6)50 4001
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