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SVF-3025: Methods in social research: An interdisciplinary approach Work Load
10 credits (ECTS) | Type of course
Theoretical | Level of course/Year of study
First or second year at master''s level. | Language of instruction
English | Examination semester
Spring, Autumn | Objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to assess the strengths and weaknesses of various research methods taking into consideration the object of research and the research question being asked. They should also have obtained the ability to justify their choice of methodological approach in their Master thesis and have cultivated an awareness of the specific problems encountered at different stages of the research process, such as choice of research question, choice of method and data interpretation and analysis.
| Contents
The course will acquaint students with a variety of research methods from a variety of disciplines, including (but not limited to) history, sociology and social anthropology. Methodological approaches will be anchored in meta-theoretical reflections on the contextualisation of specific research in social theory at various levels of abstraction.
| Form of teaching
Lectures and seminars. | Exam and assessment
One week home assignment at the end of the course. Essay of about 10 pages Max. 4000 words) on a topic chosen from a list of optional themes.Students will have one week at the end of the course to complete an essay of about 10 pages on a chosen topic related to their thesis work. There will be a list of optional topics provided by the course coordinator.
| Recommended reading/syllabus
Available on request. |
Teaching spring 2006
Course responsible: Academic coordinator Diane Lister | | Lecture | A detailed schedule and reading list will be made available at the first lecture)
First lecture: 1 February 12.15-14.00, U06 Lower pavilion
Foreleser F.aman. Tone Skinningsrud
| | Lecture 1 | Theories and methods in history: Concepts of sources.
Oral history.
Foreleser Univ.stip. Kari Myklebost
| | Lecture 2 | Theories and methods in history: Qualitative and quantitative approaches to history.
Foreleser Univ.stip. Kari Myklebost
| | Lecture 3 | Methods in social anthropology I
Foreleser Bror Reinhardt Olsen
| | Lecture 4 | Methods in social anthropology II
Foreleser Bror Reinhardt Olsen
| | Lecture 5 | Methods in social anthropology III
Foreleser Bror Reinhardt Olsen
| | Lecture 6 | Social theory and research methodology
Foreleser F.aman. Tone Skinningsrud
| | Lecture 7 | Scientific inference: deduction, induction, abduction, retroduction
Foreleser F.aman. Tone Skinningsrud
| | Lecture 8 | Methodological pluralism: Intensive and extensive research design
Foreleser F.aman. Tone Skinningsrud
| | Seminar | An introduction to analysing qualitative data. Lecturer: Diane Lister
| | Seminar 2 | An introduction to analysing qualitative data, II. Lecturer: Diane Lister
| | Seminar 3 | Writing research
Foreleser Bror Reinhardt Olsen
| | Examination | Essay distribution: Monday 22 May 2006 at 09.30, D-1010
Essay submission: Tuesday 1 June 2006 by 14.00, D-1010
Question/answer session related to the topics of the essay at 10.15-11.00 at U06, Lower pavilion
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