Explanation and Understanding

The focus of this subject is on the skills entailed in qualitative research projects that seek to understand and explain social and cultural phenomena. It introduces students to various approaches to socio-cultural research and their ethical and methodological implications, particularly in cross-cultural contexts. Students will workshop specific projects, as well as examining a range of qualitative research methods. On completion of this subject students should have the ability to design an original research project of their own, justifying the methodological and ethical approach to be taken.

探讨社会科学中的解释与理解方法。

• 1Describe the relationship between the aims, objectives, rationale and methodology of qualitative research projects
• 2Evaluate ethical implications of social research, and how these may be accommodated within research design
• 3Navigate issues relating to cross-cultural research and communication
• 4Confidently make use of different research methods and appraise their potentials and limitations.