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This course will support you in producing a piece of original ethnographic research. You will work with a dedicated course tutor to design and carry out a project using core ethnographic skills. Teaching materials will open up new perspectives on doing research and give you the confidence to become a successful ethnographic researcher. Specific topics covered include: creating a research proposal, learning from previous research, advanced qualitative data analysis, and writing up your results.
| Study Type | Postgraduate | Level | 5 |
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| Term | Second Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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Building on Ethnographic Research Methods 1, this course will support you in producing a piece of original ethnographic research. You will work with a dedicated course tutor to design and carry out a project using core ethnographic skills. Week by week, teaching materials will open up new perspectives on doing research and give you the confidence to become a successful ethnographic researcher. Specific topics covered alongside your project work include: creating a research proposal, learning from previous research, advanced qualitative data analysis, and writing up your results. A feature of the course is the individualised support from the course tutor who will guide you each step of the way in your project.
The course will give you the opportunity to demonstrate your research skills through two pieces of assessment. Near the start of the course, staff will support you in writing a research proposal (500 words) that sets out the aims, methods and ethics of your project. When this is successfully completed, you can begin work on the research itself. The final submission of your research project (2500 words) will take place at the end of the course.
By the end of the course you will be able to:
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 80 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 35 | Feedback Weeks | 38 | |
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Written feedback will be provided within three weeks of submission. |
Word Count | 2500 | |
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 20 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 27 | Feedback Weeks | 29 | |
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Written feedback will be provided within two weeks of submission. |
Word Count | 500 | |
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There are no assessments for this course.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 41 | Feedback Weeks | 44 | |
| Feedback | Feedback will be provided within three weeks of submission. | Word Count | 3000 | |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Understand | Develop and communicate your own original ideas for ethnographic research. |
| Reflection | Create | Write up your research into a professional ethnographic report. |
| Reflection | Analyse | Analyse ethnographic data that you have gathered. |
| Procedural | Apply | Use the core skills of ethnography to carry out your research project. |
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