Researching Crime And Society: Research Design And Data Collection
Students studying this module will receive a robust and practical hands-on training in a variety of quantitative and qualitative research methods, and analytical techniques that researchers studying crime and society use. Topics covered, include broadly quantitative approaches (e.g. surveys and capturing social attitudes and content analysis), and broadly creative qualitative approaches (e.g. including in-depth interviewing, elicitation techniques (including sensory/auditory which are important for prompting memories and story-telling) community and participatory approaches, ethnography and participant observation). Learners will also be taught about secondary sources (e.g. statistics, archive sources and comic books). Students understanding of secondary sources will be bolstered by attending an optional course trip to a museum, where learners will have the opportunity to handle archive sources and analyse propaganda posters, thereby performing visual analysis. Special emphasis is also given to sampling and recruitment approaches and ethical issues.
Module code: SOCY70511