Teaching Responsibility

LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:

Humanities and Social Science

Learning Methods

Lecture

Seminar

Workshop

Module Offerings

4103SOC-JAN-MTP

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.
Module Overview:
This module will enable you to understand, evaluate and analyse small scale qualitative data that you collect in groups. You will be introduced to the research process and plan out a research design for a small piece of group research. A group presentation will take place in a student conference setting.
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.

Assessments

Reflection

Artefacts

Presentation