Skills in the Field: Ethnographic methods

Overview

Preparing and guiding students for a period of personal research in the long vacation. Includes the selection of a research topic, documentary and bibliographical search, training in quantitative and qualitative research techniques. In addition, students will consider the ethical implications of their research, as well as show awareness of the risk factors involved.

Learning Objectives

Students should develop the ability to devise an anthropological research topic and plan field research using existing social skills and standard research techniques.  Students should also be able to assess the potential risks involved in their chosen research, and assess the ethical implications of their planned work.

Skills

Skills in devising a research proposal and in collecting and sorting information.  Students should develop skills in the following areas:

- bibliographical research;
- design a manageable research project;
- assess usefulness of different research techniques
- assess ethical implications of research
- oral and written presentations
- time management

Assessment

Proposal submission - (Ethics Proposal, Research proposal and annotated bibliography draft, Research Proposal Final). Research Proposal Final - and Workshop participation.