This practice-led module will build the skills needed to conduct an independent ethnographic research project. Throughout the course, students will become acquainted with the various methods available for fieldwork and learn to assess their strengths and weaknesses in relation to varying research contexts. Topics addressed may include: project design & planning, ethics, audio-visual documentation, interviewing, fieldnotes, transcription, and online/virtual ethnography. Instruction and assessment will be hands-on, applying theoretical readings to concrete materials and activities.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the module students should be able to:
Plan and conduct a self-guided research project in a local community, based on ethnographic fieldwork
Demonstrate a sophisticated understanding of the ethical review process and how to design an ethical research project
Demonstrate a detailed and comprehensive knowledge and familiarity with relevant debates in ethnographic fieldwork
Exhibit advanced proficiency in producing assessed work independently using appropriate resources, literature and techniques.
Identify and critically assess ethnographic research design and methods.
Assessment
31618-01 : Four Fieldwork Assignments : Coursework (40%)
31618-02 : 2,500-word Research Prospectus : Coursework (60%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions
Assessment 1 x 2400-word research prospectus (60%) 4 x applied fieldwork assignments (1600 words in total) (40%)
