This course provides students with a range of quantitative and qualitative research methods and their applicability in different research settings

Semester 1: Tuesdays 3:30-4:30pm; Semester 2: Tuesdays 3:30-6:30pm

Class essay (week 15)

Oral presentation (week 23)

Project (week 27)

■ developing an awareness of a range of quantitative and qualitative research methods and their applicability in different research settings;

■ enabling students to undertake an independent research based dissertation that provides a sound basis for doctoral research and an opportunity to develop a conceptual basis to their research.

By the end of the course the student the student should be able to:

■ provide a critical stance on the appropriate use of different research methods (e.g. quantitative, qualitative, archival and GIS) in the context of geographical inquiry;

■ explain the use of relevant concepts and methods, in researching particular 'real world' situations of space, policy and power (particularly in an independent dissertation);

■ analyse the ethics surrounding 'field' research in many different worldly contexts, comparing and contrasting the ethical implications of research in developed and 'developing' countries;

■ provide evidence, through essay and dissertation writing, and oral presentation of independent critical thought;

■ analyse the specificities of people and place, using suitable concepts and methods within (and with reference to) different 'real world' contexts;

■ provide evidence of the ability to organise work schedules, with particular reference to background research and coursework submission.

Attendance at all seminars and completion of assessed coursework