2024/25 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue

FAMT5360M Advanced Research Methods

15 creditsClass Size: 50

Module manager: Phil Arthington
Email: p.s.arthington@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: 1 Sep to 30 Jun View Timetable

Year running 2024/25

Pre-requisite qualifications

As set out in the Programme level Entry Requirements.

Pre-requisites

FAMT5240M

Intro to Research Methods

This module is not approved as an Elective

Objectives

- To introduce students to a variety of qualitative research methods, and provide them with an experience of designing a viable research project.
- To equip students to critically evaluate and productively make use of published qualitative research reports in the field of systemic family therapy.

Learning outcomes
On completion of this module, students should be able to:
- show the connections between modernist, constructivist and constructionist paradigms and ways of formulating research methodologies;
- evaluate the claims made in specific studies of therapeutic outcome;
- demonstrate the understanding necessary to evaluate different qualitative approaches to research;
- apply a range of appropriate techniques to analyse qualitative data and report the results appropriately;
- design a viable research study within a constructionist theoretical framework and show how the research meets ethical criteria and will potentially contribute to improving systemic practice.

Skills outcomes
On completion of this module, students should be able to:

- show the connections between modernist, constructivist and constructionist paradigms and ways of formulating research methodologies;
- judge the claims made in specific studies of therapeutic outcome;
- demonstrate the understanding necessary to evaluate different qualitative approaches to research;
- apply a range of appropriate techniques to analyse qualitative data and report the results appropriately;
- design a viable research study within a constructionist theoretical framework and show how the research meets ethical criteria and will potentially contribute to improving systemic practice.

Syllabus

- Issues of causality in constructionist thinking: Implications for research objectives
- Methodologies in qualitative research
- Treatment of qualitative data
- Paradigms of research and the design of research within a systemic framework with special reference to outcome studies
- Review of approaches in published research studies
- Formulation of a research proposal

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Lecture	4	3.00	12.00
Seminar	6	1.00	6.00
Tutorial	2	1.00	2.00
Private study hours			130.00
Total Contact hours			20.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			150.00

Private study

- Preparing for lectures and seminars
- Conducting qualitative analyses
- Critiquing research papers
- Preparing research proposal

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

- 1,000 word critique of research paper
- Practice based learning research project
- Supervision of research study
- Tutorials and email support for project with tutor
- Performance in seminars on research design
- Group presentation
- 2,500 word reflexive account of group project

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Critique	1,000 words - critique of research paper	30.00
Report	2,500 words - reflexive account of group project	70.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

Compensation permitted. Resit capped at 50 and module grade capped at 50.

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 09/05/2024 11:42:15

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