This course is compulsory on the BSc in Philosophy, Politics and Economics. This course is not available as an outside option nor to General Course students. This course is exclusively for fourth year BSc PPE students.
This course is compulsory on the BSc in Philosophy, Politics and Economics. This course is not available as an outside option nor to General Course students. This course is exclusively for fourth year BSc PPE students.
2 hour introductory session in week 11 MT. 2 hour introductory session on research methods in week 1 LT. 6 hours of seminars in the LT. 3 hours of workshops in the ST. The course is structured around an initial presentation and various group and individual feedback sessions. In week 11 of MT we?ll have a two-hour introductory session. During this session we?ll establish the goals of the course and you will then have the Christmas break to think about the topic you want to work on in the LT. There will be an initial introductory session in week 1 of the LT to give you some guidance on the different research methods that are at your disposal. There will be group feedback sessions in weeks 2, 5, 8 and 11. These seminars / workshops will be supplemented with regular individual feedback sessions. This year, teaching in the course may be delivered through a combination of online and on-campus workshops and help sessions.
Students must prepare a draft outline synopsis for their individual project by Thursday of Week 1 Lent Term, and present on it in a seminar in Week 2. Students must then present a detailed account of their progress in weeks 5, 8 and 11.
On writing: Inger Furseth, Euris Everett and Larry Everett, Doing Your Master's Dissertation: From Start to Finish (Sage Study Skills Series, 2013); Stella Cottrell, Dissertations and Project Reports: A Step by Step Guide (Palgrave Study Skills, 2014); Diana Ridley, The Literature Review: A Step-by-Step Guide for Students (SAGE Study Skills Series, 2008); Christopher Hart, Doing a Literature Review (SAGE Study Skills Series, 2018); Sharon M. Ravitch and J. Matthew Riggan, Reason and Rigor: How Conceptual Frameworks Guide Research (2nd edition, Sage Publications, 2016). On research: Catherine Hakim, Research Design: Successful Designs for Social Economics Research, 2nd ed. (Routledge, 2000); Joseph A. Maxwell, Qualitative Research Design (3rd edition, Sage, 2013); Alan Bryman, Social Research Methods, 5th ed. (Oxford University Press, 2015); David Partington, Essential Skills for Management Research (Sage Publications, 2002). A list of readings will be made available on Moodle.
Report (80%) and presentation (20%) in the ST Week 1. There are two pieces of assessment. A final report (max 5,000 words) to be submitted by Week 1 of ST (counts towards 80% of the final mark). And a poster and a short informal presentation (around 3 minutes) on your key conclusions. The poster and presentations will be assessed during the GV342 Summer Capstone Showcase (count towards 20% of the final mark).