Postgraduate Course: Theory and Practice of Political Research (PLIT11001)
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 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 40 |
| Home subject area | Politics |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The aims of the course are:
- to link training requirements for Research degrees in Politics (MSc by Research and the training year of PhD) with the independent learning required to prepare a dissertation or extended research proposal;
- to expose students to the issues and dilemmas encountered in the pursuit of academic research through presentations by Edinburgh Politics and International Relations staff, advanced postgraduate students and invited academic guests;
- to provide a forum for presentation and discussion of postgraduate students' research;
- to provide a forum for discussion of seminal works in Politics;
- to provide a forum for discussion of professional and other issues of interest related to the pursuit of a successful academic career in the social sciences.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2014/15 Full Year, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: 30 |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Class Delivery Information |
Classes will start in Week 2 in Semester 1 and run until the end of Semester 2. Classes will start at 16.10 and finish at 18.00 in Room G16 in the old Medical School (Teviot). |
| Course Start Date |
15/09/2014 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
400
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 20,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
372 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Demonstration of an ability to plan, design, and conduct an advanced research project.
2. Demonstration of an ability to respond to, as well as to offer criticism on, academic work in progress in the spirit of open and constructive debate.
3. Demonstration of knowledge of the skills required to present academic work in progress to an interested professional audience.
4. Demonstration of an awareness of accepted professional practices in modern academic life. |
Assessment Information
| Attendance is compulsory, as is the requirement to make presentations on the research project in each semester and in the end of course Showcase event. Feedback will be provided by academic staff, course peers and more advanced research students, but no formal assessment will be made. |
Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
Gilbert GN (ed.) (2006). From postgraduate to social scientist. Sage, London.
[This book has been written specifically to help students meet the ESRC training guidelines for research students and offers a wide variety of perspectives from various researchers.]
Other books which are recommended include the following:
Rugg G and Petre M (2010). The unwritten rules of PhD research (2nd edn). Open University Press, Buckingham.
Phillips EM and Pugh DS (2010). How to get a PhD (5th edn.). Open University Press, Buckingham.
Dunleavy P (2003). Authoring a PhD thesis. Palgrave USA, Basingstoke.
Cryer P (2006). The research student's guide to success (3rd edn.). Open University Press, Buckingham.
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| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Juliet Kaarbo
Tel: (0131 6)50 4252
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Course secretary | Mr Andrew Macaulay
Tel: (0131 6)51 5067
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