Engaging With Social Research

SOCS10111 Engaging With Social Research 20 Semester 1 Undergraduate Level 1 Valentina Zagaria Unit coordinator 1 FHEQ level (Framework for Higher Education Qualifications) ' First part HE study/Bachelors ' European Credit Transfer & Accumulation System Rating : 10.0 Disciplined enquiry: the range of approaches to researching a social problem (in particular social inequality) in the social sciences. PHILOSOPHY<ul> <li>the nature and scope of equality</li> <li>the justification and objects of equality</li></ul>SOCIOLOGY<ul> <li>theorising inequality (from Marx to Multi-Dimensional Intersections)</li> <li>researching inequality</li></ul>SOCIAL STATISTICS<ul> <li>measuring and understanding equality across different societies</li></ul>SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY<ul> <li>anthropological approaches to inequality; inequality as an organising principle</li> <li>anthropology of race and inequality; inequality and lived experience</li></ul>CRIMINOLOGY<ul> <li>how and what do we know about crime, criminal justice and inequality?</li> <li>dimensions of inequality as revealed in the English August 2011 riots</li></ul>POLITICS<ul> <li>social inequality and representation</li> <li>the political uses of research</li></ul>  <ul> <li> to introduce students to a variety of different kinds of social science research</li> <li> to equip students with the skills to summarise and critically evaluate empirical social research</li> <li> to develop students' skills to use the resources of the library to identify research literature relevant to a particular topic</li> <li> to examine the research process, from problem formulation to disseminating results</li> <li> to gain a comparative understanding of different disciplinary approaches to a particular social problem</li></ul> On completion of this unit, successful students will be able to:KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDINGStudent are expected to: <ul> <li> gain a greater awareness of the range of social science approaches, including their strengths and limitations</li> <li> identify some of the multiple ways that social scientists construct theoretical arguments</li> <li> understand how social science research is both used and misused</li> <li> gain knowledge on the various theoretical and methodological approaches social scientists have in relation to the specific theme of 'social inequality'.</li> </ul> PRACTICAL SKILLSStudents are expected to: <ul> <li> construct a bibliography</li> <li> reference written work appropriately</li> <li> use library resources effectively</li> <li> construct an argument in written form</li> </ul> TRANSFERABLE SKILLS AND PERSONAL QUALITIESStudents are expected to: <ul> <li> communicate effectively both in writing and orally when summarising arguments</li> <li> differentiate between strong and weak arguments</li> <li> work effectively in small groups in tutorials</li> <li> learn to read critically</li> </ul> Lectures - including Study Skills classes - and tutorials. 0 Other 100% <ul><li>2 x 400 Word tasks (25%);</li><li>1 x 1,500 word final essay (75%);</li></ul> You will receive informal verbal feedback continuously throughout the course from your tutor within tutorials. Students are also invited to make office hour appointments with their lecturers to receive feedback and discuss their progress. SOCS10111 pre-reqsTHIS COURSE IS ONLY AVAILABLE TO BA (Hons) SOCIAL SCIENCES STUDENTS. BA(Hons) Social Sciences BA(Hons)SocSc First Year Mandatory N Bryman, Alan (2008) (3rd edition) Social Research Methods, Oxford: Oxford University Press. Gilbert, Nigel, ed. (2008) Researching Social Life, (3rd edition), London: Sage Lectures 22 Tutorials 10 0 166 Information Length of Course: 11 weeks