SS5100 - Qualitative Research in Social Science
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 1 |
| Administered by: | College of Arts, Society & Education |
This subject focuses on the variety of methods, applications and issues involved in qualitative research and writing in the Social Sciences. It critically examines the theoretical, ethical and political dimensions of qualitative research and writing strategies, as well as providing the student with a "hands-on" experience of these social science methods. Specifically these include student involvement in research design, professional ethics, interviewing, sampling, participant-observation, action research, focus groups, interpreting and analysing data and writing up. Students will be required to complete a short independent field research project designed in consultation with the teaching staff and oriented towards their further postgraduate coursework studies and professional development.
Learning Outcomes
- understand social science qualitative research including its advantages and disadvantages;
- identify research strategies for recording, analysing and managing data;
- identify the requirements, conditions and issues associated with the implementation and management of a research project;
- operate a variety of equipment including software employed in social science research;
- critically discuss the theoretical, political and ethical issues associated with social scientific research.
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | AN2113 AN3113 SS2023 SS3023 SY2048 SY3048 SY2005 |
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| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 25-Aug-2016 | |
| Coordinator: | Assoc. Professor Glenn Dawes |
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| Assessment: | tutorial attendance and participation (30%); interview write-up (25%); assignments (45%). |
| External, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 24-Mar-2016 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Roger Wilkinson |
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| Method of Delivery: | WWW - LearnJCU |
| Assessment: | multidraft Essays (80%); assignments (20%). |
| Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 24-Mar-2016 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Roger Wilkinson |
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| Assessment: | tutorial attendance and participation (30%); interview write-up (25%); assignments (45%). |
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