2019/20 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue
SOEE5492M Research Philosophy and Design in the Environmental Social Sciences
15 creditsClass Size: 20
Module manager: Prof Andy Gouldson
Email: A.Gouldson@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2019/20
Pre-requisite qualifications
Programme-specific qualifications.Module replaces
SOEE5491MThis module is not approved as an Elective
Objectives
On completion of this module, students should have developed:- an understanding of and appreciation for a variety of approaches to research and for a variety of tools and methods;
- the ability to critique or defend research approaches, results, and implications;
- the awareness of the broader institutional and financial environment within which academic research is undertaken;
- the ability to design and conduct research using appropriate tools and procedures for data collection and analysis;
- practical experience in developing a successful project;
- the ability to timetable and develop a research proposal;
- the competency to successfully communicate research goals, proposals, findings, and recommendations.
There is no formal assessment for this module.
Syllabus
- Philosophy and Social Sciences
- Research methodologies, concepts and theories: constructing a frame for analysis
- Creating research questions; narrowing down the alternatives
- Defining a research proposal, timetable, and milestones
- Relevant literature and data sources for research
- Project development and writing interdisciplinary papers and grant proposals
- Working in groups: organization, database, sharing of information, problems
- Paradigms
- Research Ethics
- Radical approaches, action research and fieldwork
- Presenting and discussing research findings (submission of abstracts, creation of a research poster, conference presentations).
Teaching methods
Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
Lecture | 8 | 1.00 | 8.00 |
Seminar | 8 | 2.00 | 16.00 |
Private study hours | 126.00 | ||
Total Contact hours | 24.00 | ||
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 150.00 |
Reading list
The reading list is available from the Library websiteLast updated: 29/01/2019
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