Undergraduate Course: Cases in Sustainable Development (SSPS10014)
Course Outline
| School | School of Social and Political Science |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | Please note: This course is only for students on the MA Sustainable Development Degree.
This course allows students to critically reflect upon the ways sustainable development is varyingly understood and acted upon in Scotland. This course enables students to develop knowledge and understanding of key theoretical and conceptual approaches in the social sciences through the context of field settings. To investigate how sustainable development is understood and practices in the field, we will focus on 5 case studies linked to sustainable consumption, sustainable communities and sustainable energy. |
| Course description |
Week 1: Course introduction and overview
Week 2: Research methods and case study skills
Week 3: Lecture - preparation for cases and open discussion
Week 4: Case # 1
Week 5: Lecture - preparation for cases and open discussion
Week 6: Cases # 2, 3, 4
Week 7: Lecture - preparation for cases and open discussion
Week 8: Case # 5
Week 9: Lecture - reflection and feedback on cases
Week 10: Student presentations
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | FROM 2013/2014 STUDENTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO COVER THE COST OF FIELD TRIPS. |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2017/18, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: 23 |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 22,
Formative Assessment Hours 1,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
173 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
* 2500 word essay (50%)
* 1000 word non technical summary (for policy-makers) (25%)
*Presentation (25%)
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| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- To gain in-depth knowledge of different field settings in which sustainability is practiced and understood * To help students reflect upon and operationalize key theoretical and conceptual approaches to sustainable development in the context of field settings * To gain a critical appreciation of the multiple research sites for studying sustainable development and relevant methods for doing so * To develop communication and interactive skills for group work
- To help students reflect upon and operationalize key theoretical and conceptual approaches to sustainable development in the context of field settings
- To gain a critical appreciation of the multiple research sites for studying sustainable development and relevant methods for doing so
- To develop communication and interactive skills for group work
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Reading List
General course reading:
Robert K. Yin, Case study research: design and methods Los Angeles, Calif. : Sage Publications, 2009
Bryman, Alan, Social research methods, Oxford University Press, 2008.
Scottish Government, Choosing our future: Scotland¿s sustainable development strategy: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2005/12/1493902/39032
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Additional Class Delivery Information |
Please note that field trips will take place during weeks 4, 6 and 8. Week 6 will involve visits outside of Edinburgh, whereas weeks 4 and 8 will be within the Edinburgh vicinity. |
| Keywords | Sustainable Development Cases |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Eugenia Rodrigues
Tel: (0131 6)51 4751
Email: |
Course secretary | Mr Ewen Miller
Tel: (0131 6)50 3925
Email: |
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