DV410.1
Social Research Methods in Developing Countries
This information is for the 2014/15 session.
Teacher responsible
Dr Diana Weinhold CON. H710
Availability
This course is compulsory on the MSc in African Development, MSc in Development Management, MSc in Development Studies, MSc in Development Studies (Research) and MSc in International Development and Humanitarian Emergencies. This course is not available as an outside option.
Students from other programmes may audit the course, but they may not take it for credit.
Course content
The course consists of ten two-hour lectures introducing students to the basic ingredients of modern social science research, with an emphasis on methods commonly employed in studies of development. In the process we will briefly cover quantitative and qualitative methods of investigation, including basic data collection and analysis, sampling and surveying, ethnographic methods and participant observation. Where appropriate, other aspects of development research such as those relating to gender and ethical issues will be considered.
Teaching
40 hours of lectures in the MT. 20 hours of lectures in the LT.
Research lectures in MT and LT (20 hours in each term terms) are shared with DV445 ‘Research Themes in International Development’. Please see the DV445 course guide for further details.
Indicative reading
R Ramanathan, Introductory Econometrics with Applications; A Deaton, The Analysis of Household Surveys: A Microeconomic Approach to Development Policy; B Pratt & P Loizos, Choosing Research Methods: Data Collection for Development Workers; M Bulmer & D P Warwick (Ed), Social Research in Developing Countries: Surveys and Censuses in the Third World; S Devereux & J Hoddinott (Eds), Fieldwork in Developing Countries; R Ellen (Ed), Ethnographic Research: A Guide to General Practice; M Agar, The Professional Stranger: An Informal Introduction to Ethnography; P Bardhan (Ed), Conversations between Economists and Anthropologists: Methodological Issues in Measuring Economic Change in Rural India.
Assessment
Online assessment (100%).
Students will complete on-line quizzes. Students are expected to achieve Passes on all quizzes before proceeding with the dissertation, DV410.
Key facts
Department: International Development
Total students 2013/14: Unavailable
Average class size 2013/14: Unavailable
Controlled access 2013/14: No
Lecture capture used 2013/14: Yes (MT)
Value: One Unit
