Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Principles of Ethnographic Work Practice
Course Code
KSK_084
Branch of Science
Social Anthropology; Sociology and social work
ECTS
3.00
Target Audience
Social Anthropology
LQF
Level 7
Study Type And Form
Full-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Diāna Kiščenko
Structure Unit Manager
Ieva Puzo
Structural Unit
Faculty of Social Sciences
Contacts
Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf@rsu.lv
About Study Course
Objective
To gain practical skills for ethnographic fieldwork. During the course, students acquire skills in several methods and techniques that can be used in anthropology (e.g. field note-taking; coding of materials using specialised software). The content of the course is combined with the knowledge acquired in the course Anthropological Research Methods on the basic methodological principles and spectrum of methods of social anthropology.
Preliminary Knowledge
Prior basic knowledge of anthropology, basic principles thereof.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.The student is familiar with the central methods and approaches used in social anthropology.
Skills
1.The student is able to: conduct observation/participant observation; make fieldwork notes; develop interview guidelines; conduct a semi-structured qualitative interview; apply creative and experimental research methods; analyse the data obtained using software.
Competences
1.The student independently develops an ethnographic research design, selecting the necessary qualitative research methods, and analyses the empirical material.
Assessment
Individual work
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During the course, students acquire practical skills in the application of several methods and techniques that can be used in anthropology:
1) go to conduct participant observation/observation for at least 1 hour in a public place, which is agreed upon at the beginning of the course, and take fieldwork notes;
2) develop semi-structured interview guidelines, conduct the interview and transcribe it;
3) try out creative and experimental methods;
4) encode the resulting data using software.
Students upload all the material collected to the e-learning environment and receive feedback on their work. At the end of the course, students discuss the possibilities and problems of using qualitative methods in the development of specific final semester papers, for example, in mini-ethnography, which is the final paper of the course Anthropological Research Methods.
To assess the overall quality of the study course, students must complete the course evaluation questionnaire on the Student Portal.
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At the end of the course, students discuss the possibilities and problems of using qualitative methods in the development of specific final semester papers, for example, in mini-ethnography, which is the final paper of the course Anthropological Research Methods.
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Active participation in classes – 50%; completion of practical tasks during the course – 50%.
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Qualitative Research Methods in Social Anthropology: Participant Observation, Observation.
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Qualitative Research Methods in Social Anthropology: Participant Observation, Observation.
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Qualitative Interviews (In-Depth, Semi-Structured, Unstructured), Basic Methodological Principles of Guideline Preparation.
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Qualitative Interviews (In-Depth, Semi-Structured, Unstructured), Basic Methodological Principles of Guideline Preparation.
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Creative and Experimental Methods.
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Creative and Experimental Methods.
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Data Analysis in Qualitative Research: Data Coding Using a Data Processing Software (e.g. MAXQDA).
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Data Analysis in Qualitative Research: Data Coding Using a Data Processing Software (e.g. MAXQDA).
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Data Analysis in Qualitative Research: Data Coding Using a Data Processing Software (e.g. MAXQDA).
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Data Analysis in Qualitative Research: Data Coding Using a Data Processing Software (e.g. MAXQDA).
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Opportunities and Challenges of Using Qualitative Methods in the Development of Specific Final Semester Papers.
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Opportunities and Challenges of Using Qualitative Methods in the Development of Specific Final Semester Papers.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
24 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam (Written)
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Harding, J. 2019. Qualitative Data Analysis. 2nd edition. London: SAGE Publications.
2.
Bernard, H. R. 2017. Research methods in anthropology: qualitative and quantitative approaches. 6th edition. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.
3.
O'Reilly, K. 2012. Ethnographic methods. 2nd edition. New York: Routledge. (Akceptējams, kvalitatīvs un viegli uztverams avots par etnogrāfisko metodi)
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Rubin, H. J. 2012. Qualitative interviewing: the art of hearing data. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications cc (Akceptējams izdevums)
5.
Atkinson, P. A. 2001. Handbook of Ethnography. London: SAGE. (Akceptējams izdevums)
6.
Mārtinsone, K. un Pipere, A., red. 2021. Zinātniskās darbības metodoloģija: starpdisciplināra perspektīva. Rīga: Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte. (latviešu plūsmai)