Postgraduate Module Descriptor

POCM102: Comparative Case Study Design

This module descriptor refers to the 2018/9 academic year.

Please note that this module is only delivered on the Penryn Campus.

Overview

NQF Level	7
Credits	15	ECTS Value	7.5
Term(s) and duration	This module ran during term 3 (1 weeks)
Academic staff	Dr Eva Thomann (Convenor)
Pre-requisites	None
Co-requisites	None
Available via distance learning	No

This module provides you with the skills needed to design your qualitative case study research. It covers concept formation, casing and case selection, logics and strategies of comparison, accounting for context and time, data collection strategies, and both conceptual and research-practical issues such as limited diversity, Galton’s problem, and conceptual stretching. We will work extensively with your own research projects.

The course targets MRes and PhD students, researchers and research-oriented practitioners from the United Kingdom and abroad, in the social sciences and beyond. You should have basic knowledge of empirical social research (e.g. what is a case). Those who bring along a specific empirical project will benefit most, but this is not required.

Module created	26/06/2018	Last revised	09/07/2018