Undergraduate Course: Sociology Project Preparation Course (SCIL10091)

Course Outline
School	School of Social and Political Science	College	College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate)	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	0	ECTS Credits	0
Summary	This course is designed to enable students to prepare thoroughly for researching, writing and submitting the Sociology Project.
Course description	Students will receive guidance on the main components of the project, identifying a suitable area for research, constructing a research proposal, choosing the right methodology and preparing an annotated bibliography/literature review.

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites		Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2023/24, Not available to visiting students (SS1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Full Year
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Please contact the School directly for a breakdown of Learning and Teaching Activities
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	This course is non-credit bearing.
Feedback	This course is non-credit bearing. However, there are formative feedback sessions
No Exam Information

Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to: put together a research proposal that is practical and suitable for a particular topic make justified choices about the kinds of research methods to use make optimal use of available resources and explore topics through independent study identify and utilise relevant texts as part of their research be in a position to proceed to the primary researching and writing-up of their project in Year 4.