SP52096: Doing research for international development
[Page last updated: 15 August 2024]
| Academic Year: | 2024/25 |
| Owning Department/School: | Department of Social & Policy Sciences |
| Credits: | 15 [equivalent to 30 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 300 |
| Level: | Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7) |
| Period: |
- Academic Year
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| Assessment Summary: | CWES 80%, CWRG 20% |
| Assessment Detail: |
- Lithium case study (CWRG 20%)
- Synopsis (CWES 80%)
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| Supplementary Assessment: |
- Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
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| Requisites: |
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| Learning Outcomes: |
At the end of the unit, students will be able to:
- synthesise and interpret evidence for policy making
- critically reflect on the merits and limitations of research evidence
- work independently and as part of an inter-disciplinary team
- appreciate quantitative and qualitative methods used in international development
- question different research methods with respect to different research objectives in international development
- formulate and develop an original research question
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| Synopsis: | Develop key transferrable skills to successfully perform in your professional life and as a graduate student.
By searching and reviewing information and arguing based on evidence, you'll undertake a piece of independent research and be able to critically reflect on the ways in which research feeds into development policy.
Exploring a range of research methods, you'll be able to successfully undertake the dissertation or practicum stage of your chosen pathway.
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| Content: | This unit introduces students to the basics of research design and research methods as well writing skills for international development. The unit includes activities aimed at developing the practical skills necessary for undertaking literature reviews, comparing, and contrasting a range of research methodologies, and formulating an argument. Students in this unit will develop an independent research question, choose an appropriate methodology, understand case studies, and use evidence effectively. The unit also features some hands-on learning-by-doing exercises.
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| Course availability: |
SP52096 is a Must Pass Unit on the following courses:
Department of Social & Policy Sciences
- THSP-AFM41 : MSc International Development
- THSP-AWM41 : MSc International Development
- THSP-APM41 : MSc International Development
- THSP-AFM42 : MSc International Development, Social Justice and Sustainability
- THSP-AWM42 : MSc International Development, Social Justice and Sustainability
- THSP-APM42 : MSc International Development, Social Justice and Sustainability
- THSP-AFM43 : MSc International Development with Conflict and Humanitarian Action
- THSP-AWM43 : MSc International Development with Conflict and Humanitarian Action
- THSP-APM43 : MSc International Development with Conflict and Humanitarian Action
- THSP-AFM44 : MSc International Development with Economics
- THSP-AWM44 : MSc International Development with Economics
- THSP-APM44 : MSc International Development with Economics
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Notes: - This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2024/25 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2025/26 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2024/25.
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