College of Social Sciences and International Studies
Interpretive Methodologies
Module ERPM001 for 2021/2
Module ERPM001 for 2021/2
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Postgraduate Module Descriptor
ERPM001: Interpretive Methodologies
This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Whilst the module’s precise content may vary over time, it is envisaged that the syllabus will consider a range of issues that relate to interpretive approaches to research. The content is likely to include:
Methodology and ethics:
- Interpretive methodologies and practical concerns relating to research design
- Criteria of judgment in interpretive research such as credibility, confirmability, coherence, completeness, trustworthiness and transferability
- The place of qualitative and quantitative data in interpretive research
- The central place of the researcher in interpretive research, and notions of subjectivity and reflexivity
- Ethical concerns in different interpretive approaches
Techniques and sources:
- Interviewing – ways of asking, listening and recording
- Observation – ways of looking, seeing and recording
- Visual methods – ways of seeing, viewing, creating and recording
Analysis and critique:
- Different approaches to qualitative data analysis, including grounded theory, discourse analysis, narrative analysis and thematic analysis
- Processes of theory generation
- Uses and limitations of data analysis software such as NVivo
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 |
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30 | 270 | 0 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
Category | Hours of study time | Description |
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Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | 30 | 10x3 hour teaching sessions (lectures, workshops and seminars), including on campus teaching and recorded sessions |
Guided Independent Study | 70 | Collaborative group work |
Guided Independent Study | 100 | Reading and assignment preparation |
Guided Independent Study | 100 | Writing summative assignment |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
Other Learning Resources
Suggested journals:
Qualitative Research
International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education
Qualitative Inquiry