Comprehensive Research Training Programme in Social Sciences

 
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Get to know your choices and when to choose which method. 
Appreciate
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variety of tools available.
Know the 
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 and 
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Get an overall 
vantage point 
to understand how research is conducted.
Helps to plan better.
Get an awareness of what is good and what is poor research. 
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Obtain
 
transferable skills 
that are desirable inside and outside academia.
 
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The 
RTP 
provides 
the 
joint 
methods 
courses across 
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College  
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Sciences.
 
MRes 
students:  three 
core  
courses  
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optional
 
course.
MSc students:  
courses  
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programme.
PhD 
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audit 
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possible.
 
*  Where possible, lectures and/or tutorials for these courses will be
delivered in person, though some of these may be delivered online.
 
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To qualify for the Certificate in Social Science Research Methods, students will normally
need to have satisfied the programme attendance requirements and complete all forms of
assessment for the following core courses:
 
Research Design
Qualitative Methods Course
Quantitative Data Analysis
 
1.
Introduction and overview
2.
Philosophy of social science research
3.
The research process and overview of various research designs
4.
Questions, literature and hypothesis
5.
Concepts and 
measurement
6.
Case  
Selection 
and 
comparative research
 
Designs
7.
Quantitative
 
Approaches
8.
Qualitative
 
Approaches
9.
Mixed-Methods
 
Approaches
10.
Ethics
 and replication
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Reporting, Writing-up and Publishing
 
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Qualitative 
Research  
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Overview
2.
The 
Quality 
of 
Qualitative 
Research
3.
Interviews 
and Focus 
 
Groups
4.
Ethnography 
and  
Participant
 
Observation
5.
Online 
and  
Social 
Media
 
Research
6.
Collaborative 
Research  
and  
Arts-Based 
Approaches
7.
Grounded 
Theory 
and 
Coding 
 
Frameworks
8.
Archival
 
Research and Using Documents in Analysis
9.
Narrative
 
Analysis
10.
Phenomenology
11.
The assignment & Case studies
 
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From 
Theory 
to
 
Data
2.
Summary  
Statistics 
and  
Data
 
Visualisation
3.
Bivariate 
Associations
 
I
4.
Bivariate 
Associations
 
II
5.
Distributions
6.
Probability 
and
 
Sampling
7.
Hypothesis 
Testing 
and  
Significance
 
I
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Hypothesis 
Testing 
and  
Significance
 
II
9.
The 
Linear 
Model
 
I
10.
The 
Linear 
Model
 
II
11.
Assumptions 
of 
the 
Linear 
 
Model
 
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Introduction
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Karl
 
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Émile
 
Durkheim
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Max 
Weber
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Erving
 
Goffman
6.
Feminist
 
Theory
7.
The 
Frankfurt
 
School
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Michel
 
Foucault
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Postcolonial, 
Decolonial:  
Towards  
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Global 
Social
 
Theory
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Pierre
 
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Reflexivity Informing 
Practice:
 
Introduction 
&
Discourse Analysis
2.
Reflexivity Informing 
Practice: 
Emancipatory 
 
Approaches
3.
Research  
Skills:  
Involving 
Non-Traditional
 
Participants
4.
Research  
Skills:  
Researching  
Sensitive
 
Issues
5.
Research  
Skills:  
Emotion 
as  
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of
 
Data
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Research  
Skills:  
Ethics of Space & Culture
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Advanced  
Methods:  
Life 
& 
Oral
 
Histories
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Advanced  
Methods: 
 
Archival
 
Research
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Advanced  
Methods:  Introducing
 
NviVo
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Reaching 
Beyond 
the 
Academy:  
Presenting 
Qualitative 
 
Data
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Field visit to University archives.
 
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Information 
about 
procedures: 
Research 
Training 
Handbook  
(available 
on 
the 
website 
of 
the 
Graduate
School).
For 
administrative 
questions 
(essay 
submission, deadlines,  
enrolment):  
RTP 
Secretary
 
socpol-pgt-rm-
courses@glasgow.ac.uk
For 
questions 
related 
to 
a 
course: 
the 
respective 
course  
convener.
For 
questions 
about 
the 
programme 
structure 
or 
problems  
the 
conveners 
cannot 
solve: 
Director 
of
Postgraduate  
Research  
Training 
(
Mark Tranmer
).
 
Thank 
you 
for 
your 
attention!
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Delve into the Research Training Programme offered by the Graduate School of Social Sciences, led by Professor Mark Tranmer. Explore the importance of research methods training, course offerings under the Research Training Programme (RTP), the Certificate in Social Science Research Methods (CSSRM), and detailed modules on Research Design and Qualitative Methods. Gain insights into various research approaches, tools, and ethical considerations to enhance your research skills across different academic levels.


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  1. The Research Training Programme of the Graduate School of Social Sciences Professor Mark Tranmer

  2. Thinking about doing research . Reality .

  3. Why bother with research methods training? Get to know your choices and when to choose which method. Appreciate the variety of tools available. Know the do s and don'ts. What is best-practice? Get an overall vantage point to understand how research is conducted. Helps to plan better. Get an awareness of what is good and what is poor research. Be more critical with research that you read. Obtain transferable skills that are desirable inside and outside academia.

  4. The Research Training Programme (RTP) The RTP provides the joint methods courses across the College of Social Sciences. Coursetitle Semester Type Convenor Course Code ResearchDesign 1 Core Mark Tranmer SPS 5041 SPS 5042 URBAN 5127 + SPS 5033 Qualitative Methods Quantitative Data Analysis 1 Core Core Sonja Marzi David McArthur 1+2 Applied Qualitative Methods SocialTheory * Where possible, lectures and/or tutorials for these courses will be delivered in person, though some of these may be delivered online. 2 Optional Kristina Saunders SPS 5035 2 Optional Christopher Bunn SPS 5036 MRes students: three core courses + one optional course. MSc students: courses depend on yourprogramme. PhD students: all courses are optional; audit not possible.

  5. Certificate in Social Science Research Methods (CSSRM) To qualify for the Certificate in Social Science Research Methods, students will normally need to have satisfied the programme attendance requirements and complete all forms of assessment for the following core courses: Research Design Qualitative Methods Course Quantitative Data Analysis

  6. Research Design 1. Introduction and overview 2. Philosophy of social science research 3. The research process and overview of various research designs 4. Questions, literature and hypothesis 5. Concepts and measurement 6. Case Selection and comparative research Designs 7. Quantitative Approaches 8. Qualitative Approaches 9. Mixed-MethodsApproaches 10. Ethics and replication 11. Reporting, Writing-up and Publishing

  7. Qualitative Methods 1. Qualitative Research Methods Overview 2. The Quality of Qualitative Research 3. Interviews and Focus Groups 4. Ethnography and Participant Observation 5. Online and Social Media Research 6. Collaborative Research and Arts-Based Approaches 7. Grounded Theory and Coding Frameworks 8. Archival Research and Using Documents in Analysis 9. Narrative Analysis 10. Phenomenology 11. The assignment & Case studies

  8. Quantitative Data Analysis 1. From Theory to Data 2. Summary Statistics and Data Visualisation 3. Bivariate Associations I 4. Bivariate Associations II 5. Distributions 6. Probability and Sampling 7. Hypothesis Testing and Significance I 8. Hypothesis Testing and Significance II 9. The Linear Model I 10. The Linear Model II 11. Assumptions of the Linear Model

  9. Social Theory 1. Introduction 2. Karl Marx 3. mile Durkheim 4. Max Weber 5. Erving Goffman 6. FeministTheory 7. The Frankfurt School 8. Michel Foucault 9. Postcolonial, Decolonial: Towards a Global Social Theory 10. Pierre Bourdieu

  10. Applied Qualitative Methods 1. Reflexivity Informing Practice: Introduction &Discourse Analysis 2. Reflexivity Informing Practice: Emancipatory Approaches 3. Research Skills: Involving Non-Traditional Participants 4. Research Skills: Researching SensitiveIssues 5. Research Skills: Emotion as a Form of Data 6. Research Skills: Ethics of Space & Culture 7. Advanced Methods: Life & Oral Histories 8. Advanced Methods: ArchivalResearch 9. Advanced Methods: IntroducingNviVo 10.Reaching Beyond the Academy: Presenting Qualitative Data 11.Field visit to University archives. 10 / 9

  11. Support Structure for the Courses Information about procedures: Research Training Handbook (available on the website of the Graduate School). For administrative questions (essay submission, deadlines, enrolment): RTP Secretary socpol-pgt-rm- courses@glasgow.ac.uk For questions related to a course: the respective course convener. For questions about the programme structure or problems the conveners cannot solve: Director of Postgraduate Research Training (Mark Tranmer). 11 / 9 Thank you for your attention!

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