Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
LJMU Partner Taught
Learning Methods
Lecture
Seminar
Workshop
Module Offerings
4503BEASOC-JAN-PAR
Aims
1. To introduce students to the research process;
2. To have students plan out a research design for a small piece of group research and,
3. To have students collect data for a small piece of group research.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Reflect on their career plans and aspirations;
2.
Set out a qualitative research design;
3.
Collect and present qualitative data;
4.
Reflect on their experience of designing a qualitative research project, and,
5.
Reflect on their experience of collecting and presenting qualitative data.
6.
Reflect on the operational steps they will need to take to achieve their career plans/aspirations.
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:Understanding qualitative research, and researching the ‘everyday’.
Qualitative research methods – interviews, focus groups and ‘field’ research.
Sampling strategies.
Ethical issues.
Presenting qualitative research.
Additional Information:The module will have students understand, evaluate and analyse small scale qualitative data that they collect in groups. Their group presentation will take place in a student conference setting.