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ED553V: ADVANCED QUANTITATIVE & QUALITATIVE DATA RESEARCH (2022-2023)

Last modified: 31 May 2022 13:27


Course Overview

The course provides students with an opportunity to develop a specific understanding of issues in the design and implementation of research, and the analysis and interpretation of research, within a social/educational context.  A variety of methodological orientations are studied: mixed methods analysis; narrative enquiry; phenomenology, advanced quantitative research design and multivariate analysis.  It aims to provide the knowledge, skills and understanding required for the dissertation stage of the programme

Course Details

Study Type Postgraduate Level 5
Term Second Term Credit Points 30 credits (15 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Peter Mtika
  • Dr Dean Robson

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Any Postgraduate Programme (Studied)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

The course will enable students to, among others, demonstrate a critical understanding of  the ways in which major qualitative and quantitative data gathering methods are used in social/educational research; including an understanding of  the strengths and limitations of a range of data gathering methods used in social/educational research; develop critical awareness of current issues in the selection, use, and about the validity and reliability of different methods of data collection; and demonstrate originality and creativity  in selecting and confidently using methods of data collection for their personal research project.


Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

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Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

Essay

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 100
Assessment Weeks Feedback Weeks

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Feedback Word Count 6000
Learning Outcomes
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Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Course Learning Outcomes

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