Postgraduate Course: Research Skills and Methods in Chinese Studies (ASST11081)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
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 | Asian Studies |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This first-semester course introduces first-year postgraduates in LLC to Edinburgh's extensive range of electronic sources and material archives, training them to recognize the research methodologies that these resources serve-so they can generate effective research strategies. In addition to the three lectures during Week 1, students will attend workshops and undertake bibliographical assignments that will provide students with the scope and opportunity to produce solid preliminary research on topics that they choose. Students will complete this course prepared for the discipline-specific methods course offered in the second semester. |
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 1, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | Lecture Theatre 1, Appleton Tower | 1 | | 12:10 - 13:50 | | | | | Central | Lecture | Lecture Theatre 1, Appleton Tower | 1 | | | 13:10 - 14:50 | | | | Central | Lecture | Lecture Theatre 1, Appleton Tower | 1 | | | | 12:10 - 13:50 | | | Central | Lecture | Lecture Theatre 1, Appleton Tower | 1 | | | | | 12:10 - 13:50 | | Central | Seminar | Between weeks 3 and 11 students participate in at least 3 workshops, room G2, 19 George Square | 3-11 | | | 14:00 - 15:50 | | | | Central | Seminar | Between weeks 3 and 11 students participate in at least 3 workshops, room G2, 19 George Square | 3-11 | | | | | 14:00 - 15:50 |
| First Class |
Week 1, Tuesday, 12:10 - 13:50, Zone: Central. Lecture Theatre 1, Appleton Tower - 12pm - 1.30pm, Tuesday 18th September 2012 |
| Additional information |
Mandatory attendance at two workshops:
Workshop 1: Research on China Online
Wednesday 24 October 2012, 14.00-16.00, at 19 George Square, Room G2
by Christopher Rosenmeier
Workshop 2: Chinese Resources at Edinburgh University
Friday 2 November 2012, 14.00-16.00, at 19 George Square, Room G2
by Shenxiao Tong
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| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| Students will learn how to use, acquire, organise and synthesise a number of research technologies, including online resources, databases, archives, manuscripts, hypertext and unpublished documents. Students should be able to identify specific technical problems in their area of study, including problems of historical method, archival access, translation and presentation. At the end of the course students will be capable of producing a full scholarly bibliography in their area of study; they will also be competent in techniques in the management and presentation of research, including thesis preparation. |
Assessment Information
| Students will attend lectures and a choice of workshops, completing one or two bibliographical assignments, depending on the requirements of their MSc programme. In many cases, this assignment will comprise an annotated bibliography that should include a number of forms of documents, such as unpublished theses, manuscripts, online references or specific editions, and should be no more than 2000 words in length. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Keywords | RMiCS |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Christopher Rosenmeier
Tel:
Email: christopher.rosenmeier@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Sarah Harvey
Tel: (0131 6)51 1822
Email: Sarah.Harvey@ed.ac.uk |
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