Module POLM140 for 2018/9
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Postgraduate Module Descriptor
POLM140: Qualitative Methods in Social Research
This module descriptor refers to the 2018/9 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some or all of the following topics:
- Introduction
- Ethics
- Case selection and the comparative method
- Process tracing
- Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA)
- Historicism and Interpretivism
- Discourse and content analysis
- Interviews
- Focus groups
- Participatory research
- Ethnography
Learning and Teaching
This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | 278 | 0 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
| Category | Hours of study time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | 22 | 11x 2 hour seminars (lectures and student presentations) |
| Guided independent study | 100 | Directed readings |
| Guided independent study | 42 | Preparation of presentation |
| Guided independent study | 136 | Coursework completion - conducting research, analysing data, writing the finished product |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
http://www.compasss.org/about.htm
http://www.qualitative-research.net/index.php/fqs
https://www.maxwell.syr.edu/moynihan/cqrm/APSA_s_Qualitative_and_Multi-Method_Research_Section/
More links:
http://www.compasss.org/links.htm
Other Learning Resources
Politics Essay Writing Guide:
http://vle.exeter.ac.uk/mod/resource/view.php?id=168656/
You can find lots of advice relating to essay writing at:
http://www.services.ex.ac.uk/cas/employability/askills/essay/index.htm
You can also find other useful advice related to general study skills at: http://www.services.ex.ac.uk/edu/student-learning-skills/resources.shtml
