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It will introduce students to the necessary skills required for carrying out an undergraduate level research project in anthropology, and is an essential prelude to the dissertation. In it, students will identify a research project of their choice, and will be guided through the necessary steps and skills required for the production of a 4000 word project proposal.
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 3 |
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| Term | Second Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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The course consists of seminars and workshops that will address the following issues, essential to the building of a viable anthropological research project:
How to formulate viable research questions;
How to do a literature search;
How to write literature reviews;
How to formulate research questions informed by the existing literature;
How to identify appropriate research methods;
How to assess the practicalities and ethical issues raised by a project.
Having identified the research project they hope to carry out, students will be supervised by a member of staff while they write a proposal for their honours research. The course comprises two hours a week - a combination of seminars, workshops and individual supervision – plus required and optional reading.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
2x minutes of supervison (2x5%)
300-word topical statement (10%)
600-word project outline (10%)
Ethics form (5%)
4000-word proposal (65%)
Resit (for students taking the course in AY20/21)
Re-submit the in-course assessments
There are no assessments for this course.
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Factual | Remember | ILO’s for this course are available in the course guide. |
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