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Week 4: Designing a research proposal (Nickie Charles)
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Week 4: Designing a research proposal (Nickie Charles)This week we shall engage with the process of research design, something which remains important throughout an academic career. We will ask what it is that makes a good proposal, how funding proposals need to be crafted to be most persuasive, and what are the ingredients of a good upgrade document which is the most immediate research proposal at this stage of your career. Examples of real proposals will be looked at in order to draw out the way requirements of funding councils have changed and the elements that are necessary for a successful bid. You will have a chance to discuss how your research plans are developing and how to develop them into workable proposals. Essential Reading Blaikie, N (2010) Designing Social Research, Polity Press: Cambridge, chapters 2 and 3 Ritchie, J, Lewis, J, McNaughton Nicholls, C and Ormston, R (2014) Qualitative Research Practice: a guide for social science students and researchers, 2nd edition, NatCen/Sage: London, chapter 3 Further Reading Bell, J with Waters, J (2014) Doing your research project: a guide for first time researchers, Open University Press: Buckingham Cresswell, J W (2013) Research Design: qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods approaches, 4th edition, Sage: London Letherby, G (2003) Feminist Research in Theory and Practice, Open University Press: Buckingham Maxwell, J A (2013) Qualitative research design: an interactive approach, 3rd edition, Sage: London LeCompte, M D and Schensul, J J (2010) Designing and conducting ethnographic research, AltaMira Press: Plymouth McNiff, J and Shitehead, J (2010) You and your action research project, 3rd edition, Routledge: London Yin, R K (2014) Case study research: design and methods, 5th edition, Sage: London
There are many different methods of collecting and analysing data. Based on our collective experience of undertaking research we shall explore these different methods and reflect on their advantages and disadvantages. Examples of existing research will be used to illustrate various ways of collecting and analysing data and you will have the chance to discuss your own plans for data collection.Essential reading L. Blaxter, C. Hughes & M. Tight (2010) How to Research, 4th edition, Open University Press: Buckingham, chapters 7, 8 and 9 Ritchie, J, Lewis, J, McNaughton Nicholls, C and Ormston, R (2014) Qualitative Research Practice: a guide for social science students and researchers, 2nd edition, NatCen/Sage: London, chapters 8 and 9
Davies, M and Hughes, N (2014) Doing a successful research project, Palgrave Macmillan: BasingstokeDe Vaus, D (2014) Surveys in Social Research, 6th edition, Routledge: LondonPunch, K F (2013) Introduction to Social Research: quantitative and qualitative approaches, Sage: LondonSapsford, R and Jupp, V (2006) Data collection and analysis, 2nd edition, Sage: LondonWeek 6: Research Ethics (Amy Hinterberger)Do ethics matter in research? What are the ethical standards of research practice given by professional bodies and the University of Warwick? What about other ethical issues that not easily addressed by consent forms and codes of practice? In this week, we will consider the relationship between ethics and power in social sciences research. The session will cover practical aspects of research ethics, as well as demonstrating that ethics is not just a ‘tick box’ exercise but rather part of the politics of research. Essential Reading Stark, Laura. Behind closed doors: IRBs and the making of ethical research. University of Chicago Press, 2011. (Introduction and Chapter 2) Professional Codes and Guidelines University of Warwick, “Research Integrity” https://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/ris/research_integrity/researchethicscommittees/ ESRC Framework for Research Ethics (FRE) 2010 Updated September 2012: http://www.esrc.ac.uk/_images/framework-for-research-ethics-09-12_tcm8-4586.pdf American Sociological Association (1997) Code of Ethics (approved by ASA membership 1997) http://www.asanet.org.members/ecoderev.htm American Political Science Association (APSA) Ethical Guidelines in Political Science http://www.apsanet.org/content_9350.cfm British Sociological Association (BSA) Statement of Ethical Guidelines: http://www.britsoc.co.uk/about/equality/statement-of-ethical-practice.aspx.
Homans, R. (1980) ‘The Ethics of Covert Methods,’ British Journal of Sociology 31 (1): 46-59. Mauthner, M, et al (eds) (2002) Ethical Dilemmas in Qualitative Research. London: Sage. Punch, M. (2008) ‘Politics and Ethics in Qualitative Research’, in N. Denzin and Y. Lincoln (Eds) The Landscape of Qualitative Research. London: Sage. Sin, C. H. (2005) ‘Seeking Informed Consent: Reflections on Research Practice,’ Sociology, 39 (2): 277-294. Wiles, R., Charles, V., Crow, G., & Heath, S. (2006). Researching researchers: lessons for research ethics. Qualitative Research, 6(3), 283-299. Week 7: The Craft of Academic Writing (Nicholas Gane)In this session we shall initiate a discussion of the practice of academic writing. As you develop your research project the question of writing will become more and more central to your everyday practice. It is important, however, to think through the issue of how you write and how you can develop your skills in writing for academic audiences. In this session we shall focus on discussing how you can further develop your academic writing skills throughout the various stages of your PhD. We shall also discuss issues related to writing your PhD as well as some of the specific challenges involved in writing for publication in academic journals or in books. Essential Reading Billig, M. (2013). Learn to Write Badly: How to Succeed in the Social Sciences. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, Chapters 3 and 4. Becker, H. S. (1986). Writing for Social Scientists: How to Start and Finish Your Thesis, Book, or Article. Chicago, University of Chicago Press, 5 and 8.
Back, L. (2007). ‘Epilogue: The Craft’ in The Art of Listening. Oxford: Berg. Bringer, J. D., et al. (2004). "Maximising Transparency in a Doctoral Thesis: The Complexities of Writing about the Use of QSR*NVIVO within a Grounded Theory Study." Qualitative Research 4(2): 247-265. Duneier, M. and L. Back (2006). "Voices from the Sidewalk: Ethnography and Writing Race." Ethnic and Racial Studies 29(3): 543-565. Evans, P. (2000). "Boundary Oscillations: Epistemological and Genre Transformation During the "Method" of Thesis Writing." International Journal of Social Research Methodology 3(4): 267-286. Mills, C.W. (2000). ‘Appendix: On Intellectual Craftsmanship’ in The Sociological Imagination. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Murray, R. (2009) Writing for Academic Journals, 2nd Edition, Buckingham, Open University Press. Petre, M. and Rugg, G. (2010). The Unwritten Rules of PhD Research. Maidenhead: Open University Press. Especially Chapter 12 (‘The Process of Writing’). Van Maanen, J. (1988). Tales of the Field: On Writing Ethnography. Chicago, University of Chicago Press.
One of the defining features of doctoral research is that it makes an original contribution to knowledge. In order to make such a contribution, however, it is first necessary to demonstrate a detailed understanding of existing research in your field. This is often done through the construction of a literature review, but even then there is a fine balance between engaging critically with the work of others and producing a social-scientific analysis or understanding that, in itself, is new. The question this raises, and which we will address through the course of this session, is how to situate your contribution in relation to the existing field. Again, you will be encouraged to reflect on how you have done this/plan to do this within the context of your own research. Essential Reading For the purposes of this session we will take one of the most downloaded articles from the journal Sociology to examine on how the author (Dhiraj Murthy) situates his own argument within broader methodological and substantive fields. Murthy, D. (2008). ‘Digital Ethnography: An Examination of the Use of New Technologies for Social Research’. Sociology, 42, 5, pp.837-55. Further Reading Cryer, P. (1996). The Research Student's Guide to Success. Buckingham: Open University Press. See Chapters 19 and 20 (‘Coming to Terms with Originality in Research’ and ‘Developing Ideas through Critical Thinking’). Fuller, S. (2009). The Sociology of Intellectual Life: The Career of the Mind in and Around Academy. London: Sage. Especially Chapter 4 (‘The Improvisational Nature of Intellectual Life’). Petre, M. and Rugg, G. (2010). The Unwritten Rules of PhD Research. Maidenhead: Open University Press. Especially Chapters 3 and 9 (‘The Route to Independence’ and ‘Critical Thinking’). Wallace, M. and Wray, A. (2011). Critical Reading and Writing for Postgraduates. London: Sage. Especially Part One (‘Becoming a Critical Reader and Self-Critical Writer’). On the related question of whether social science should be ‘value-free’ (something we will touch upon through the course of this session), a good place to start is: Gouldner, A. (1962). ‘Anti-Minotaur: The Myth of a Value-Free Sociology’. Social Problems, 9, 3, pp.199-213.
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