Social Research Methods - SPY00012I
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- Department: Social Policy and Social Work
- Module co-ordinator: Dr. Lisa O'Malley
- Credit value: 30 credits
- Credit level: I
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Academic year of delivery: 2021-22
- See module specification for other years:
2022-23
Module will run
Occurrence |
Teaching period |
A |
Autumn Term 2021-22 to Summer Term 2021-22 |
Module aims
- To understand the principles of social research and related philosophical debates,
- To appreciate the range of methods used for social research,
- To acquire skills in the use of both quantitative and qualitative techniques of research,
- To judge what methods and techniques are appropriate to particular research problems, and
- To develop their critical abilities to appraise published research findings.
Module learning outcomes
- To understand the basic principles of social research
- To appreciate the scope and range of qualitative methods and quantitative survey strategies
- To gain an understanding of the use and relevance of social research for social policy
- To be aware of the ethics and politics of carrying out social research
- To develop quantitative and qualitative research skills
- To gain some hands on experience of qualitative methods
- To acquire some skills in quantitative data analysis
- To use a standard statistical software package (SPSS)
- To acquire some skills in qualitative data analysis
- To manage a simple, clean, medium-sized dataset and write up results clearly
Assessment
Task |
Length |
% of module mark |
Essay/coursework Learning Log |
N/A
|
20 |
Essay/coursework Research Design |
N/A
|
50 |
Essay/coursework Workshop Tasks |
N/A
|
30 |
Special assessment rules
None
Reassessment
Task |
Length |
% of module mark |
Essay/coursework Learning Log |
N/A
|
20 |
Essay/coursework Research Design |
N/A
|
50 |
Essay/coursework Workshop Tasks |
N/A
|
30 |
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