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 |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 40 |
ECTS Credits | 20 |
| Summary | 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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Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: 30 |
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Full Year |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| 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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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
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. Students are also required to provide written and oral comments to other students. Feedback will be provided by academic staff, course peers and more advanced research students, but no formal assessment will be made. |
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate an ability to plan, design, and conduct an advanced research project
- Demonstrate an ability to respond to, as well as to offer criticism on, academic work in progress in the spirit of open and constructive debate
- Demonstrate knowledge of the skills required to present academic work in progress to an interested professional audience
- Demonstrate an awareness of accepted professional practices in modern academic life
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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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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Additional 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). |
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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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