Social Research Methods - SPY00012I
- Department: Social Policy and Social Work
- Credit value: 30 credits
- Credit level: I
- Academic year of delivery: 2022-23
Module will run
Occurrence | Teaching period |
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A | Autumn Term 2022-23 to Summer Term 2022-23 |
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
Indicative assessment
Task | % of module mark |
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Essay/coursework | 20 |
Essay/coursework | 50 |
Essay/coursework | 30 |
Special assessment rules
None
Indicative reassessment
Task | % of module mark |
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Essay/coursework | 20 |
Essay/coursework | 50 |
Essay/coursework | 30 |
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