MSc Research Methods with International Development / Course details
Year of entry: 2025
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Course unit details:
Research Literacy and Design
| Unit code | EVDV70001 |
|---|---|
| Credit rating | 15 |
| Unit level | FHEQ level 7 – master's degree or fourth year of an integrated master's degree |
| Teaching period(s) | Semester 1 |
| Offered by | School of Environment, Education and Development |
| Available as a free choice unit? | No |
Overview
The aim of this unit is to develop research literacy skills, skills for conducting an academic literature review and practical skills in academic critique, by fostering a deeper understanding of research design and its relation to knowledge production. This unit will include guidance on writing a research project proposal.
Teaching and learning methods
A combination of whole class lectures, workshops seminars and tutorials. In addition, the following methods will be used: small group work, investigative exercises, computer sessions, guided study, application to individual topic areas, Blackboard discussion.
Recommended reading
- Hart, C. (1998) Doing a literature review: releasing the social science research imagination, SAGE, London.
- Hart, C. (2001) Doing a literature search: a comprehensive guide for the social sciences, SAGE, London.
- Maxwell, J. A. (2012) Qualitative Research Design. 3rd Revised edition. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications Inc.
- Thomas, G. (2017) How to do your Research Project: a guide for students, Sage Publications, 3rd Revised ed.
- Punch, K. F. (2005) Introduction to Social Research. 2nd Revised edition. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications Inc
- Robson, C. (2011b) Real World Research. 3rd Edition. Chichester: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Wallace, M., & Wray, A. (2016). Critical reading and writing for postgraduates (3rd ed.). London: SAGE
- Willig, C. (2014) Introducing Qualitative Research in Psychology. 3rd Revised ed