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Undergraduate Handbook 2010-2011 (archived)
Module HUSS2111: METHODS AND ANALYSIS II: RESEARCH PROJECT
Department: Anthropology (Human Sciences) [Queen's Campus, Stockton]
HUSS2111: METHODS AND ANALYSIS II: RESEARCH PROJECT
| Type | Level | Credits | Availability | Module Cap | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tied | 2 | 20 | Available in 2010/2011 | None. | Queen's Campus Stockton |
Tied To
Pre-requisites
- None.
Corequisites
- Full-time students: Methods and Analysis I. Part-time students will be guided by the Degree Director.
Excluded Combinations
- None.
Aims
- To encourage students to develop methodological skills and insights into the application of theory through collaborative research projects.
Content
- Group research projects will be planned and started in classes in the first term.
- Projects will normally be carried out in the sub-field appropriate to the student's chosen degree pathway.
- In other words, students will be directed towards topics in the fields of biological anthropology, social anthropology and medical anthropology according to their degree designation.
- In the second term students will receive supervision, support and guidance from appropriately qualified staff in the use of methods pertinent to their project.
- Classes will be used to encourage groups to focus on a research topic, develop a research question in the relevant sub-field, choose a research strategy, deal with the practical contingencies of research, collect and analyse data and report the findings.
- Students will also be expected to locate their own area of research within a wider theoretical framework.
- During the first term students will be required to keep an individual research journal documenting their reflections on, and the progress of, the project.
Learning Outcomes
Subject-specific Knowledge
- In undertaking an extended, collaborative research project, students are expected to reach a sound, empirically grounded understandingof their subject.
Subject-specific Skills
- Participant observation.
- Formal and informal interviewing.
- Administering questionnaires.
- Discourse analysis.
- Statisical analysis.
Key Skills
- Communication (the ability to discuss and present research findings).
- Working with others (in carrying out a collaborative research project).
- Improving own learning/performance (through the creation of a research journal and regular engagement with staff and peers).
Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module
- Tutorials
- Seminars
- Research Journal
- Research Project.
Teaching Methods and Learning Hours
| Activity | Number | Frequency | Duration | Total Hours | Attendance Monitored |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tutorials | 12 | Weekly | 1 hour | 12 | Yes |
| Seminars | 5 | Fortnightly | 2 hour | 10 | Yes |
| Preparation and Reading | 178 | ||||
| Total | 200 |
Summative Assessment
| Component | Component Weighting | Element | Length/Duration | Element Weighting | Resit Opportunity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research Journal | 50% | research journal of 4000 words | 100% | ||
| Research Project | 50% | presentation | 40% | ||
| written report of around 6000 words | 60% |
Formative Assessment
Early journal entries submitted and returned with comments and project proposal.
Students who do not attend monitored activities shown under Teaching Methods
and Learning Hours, or who fail to complete the summative or formative
assessment(s) specified above, may be subject to the Academic Progress
procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be
required to leave the University.