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This module covers research methods and is taught over 15 weeks. It aims to teach essential research design skills like developing research questions and conducting literature reviews. Students will learn both qualitative and quantitative research methods and how to apply them in their dissertations.

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EAS6868 Week 1

This module covers research methods and is taught over 15 weeks. It aims to teach essential research design skills like developing research questions and conducting literature reviews. Students will learn both qualitative and quantitative research methods and how to apply them in their dissertations.

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EAS 6868 Research

Methods

Autumn Semester
15 Credits

Module organiser: Dr Yu Chen


Module contributor: Dr Justin Winslett
Aims and Objectives
Essentials of research design and methods

◦ Identifying a focused research question


◦ Developing a systematic literature review
◦ Different forms of data and mechanisms of data
collection
◦ Research ethical issues
Why study this module
Link to a TPG dissertation

A dissertation
◦ Evidence of independent research
◦ Focus on area of personal interest
◦ Methods are crucial to the quality of the
dissertation
About the Module
Course Outline
 Week 1 Introduction
 Week 2 Developing a research question
 Week 3 Literature review

 Week 4 Case study


 Week 5 Interview and focus group
 Week 6 Text analysis
 Week 7 Digital methods

 Week 8 Quantitative methods


 Week 9 Quantitative data analysis

 Week 10 Research ethics and essay writing


Methods of assessment

Essay (1,500 words): mandatory

◦ Develop a focused research question


◦ Identify TWO research methods to answer your
question
◦ Discuss strength and weakness
Outline

Research process
Some important distinctions
Process of social research
Choice of research area
Formulation of research question
Literature review
Formulation of research design
Choice of research methods
Implementation of data collection
Analysis of data
Conclusions
Not necessary in this order
Some Important Distinctions

1. Induction and deduction

2. Qualitative versus quantitative research

3. Descriptive versus explanatory research


Induction and Deduction

Induction Deduction

Theory
Form Consequence
concepts prediction

Empirical Hypotheses
Test
generalisation

Induce Draw samples


generalisation and device
measurement
Observation

Wallace, W. (1971) The Logic of Science in Sociology, New York: Aldine de Gruyter
Qualitative versus Quantitative
Qualitative Quantitative
Document analysis Secondary statistics
Interview Surveys
Focus group
Participant observation
Film; photographs
Archival research
Life history
Descriptive Versus Explanatory

Descriptive: to describe some aspect of society

Explanatory: to explain relationships / reasons

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