Postgraduate Module Descriptor

ERPM001: Interpretive Methodologies

This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.

Overview

NQF Level	7
Credits	30	ECTS Value	15
Term(s) and duration	This module will run during term 2 (10 weeks)
Academic staff	Professor Alexandra Allan (Convenor)
Pre-requisites	None
Co-requisites	None
Available via distance learning	Yes

Through this module you will develop a critical understanding of interpretive research, and competence in the planning and execution of such research. The module will introduce you to the research traditions which are commonly considered a part of this approach, as well as those which closely overlap and align. It will also introduce you to a range of key concepts and principles which are significant in the interpretivist research tradition, and to some relevant methodologies and research methods. As a student on the module you will be required to: engage in some research design activities; develop some research tools; and practice some of the methods you have encountered on the module. Your work on the module will culminate in a small-scale interpretivist project which you will design and conduct yourself.

Module created	31/08/2011	Last revised	07/07/2020