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| Semester | fall semester 2020 |
| Course frequency | Once only |
| Lecturers | Elisio Macamo (elisio.macamo@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | This research seminar offers MA students in African Studies a framework within which to prepare their thesis. The first 6-7 sessions coach participants to design their research project and the remaining sessions are filled with presentations by the students themselves and invited guests. |
| Learning objectives | Participants will consolidate their knowledge of research design. They will learn to value the deployment of systematic procedures in data collection, analysis and interpretation. They will become acquainted with the specific challenges of doing research in African Studies. |
| Bibliography | Toulmin, Stephen E. 2003: The Uses of Argument. Cambridge. Cambridge University Press (chapter III, pp.87-134) Hoover, K. and Donovan, T. 2011: The Elements of Social Scientific Thinking. Boston. Wadsworth. Fred Pyrczak, Randall R. Bruce 2005 - Writing Empirical Research Reports. Pyrcak Publishing. Glendale. White, P. 2009: Developing Research Questions. Palgrave Macmillan. New York. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
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No dates available. Please contact the lecturer.
| Modules |
African Studies: Recommendations (PhD subject: African Studies) Modul: Europäisierung und Globalisierung (Master's Studies: European Global Studies) Modul: Research Skills (Master's degree program: African Studies) Modul: Ungleichheit, Konflikt, Kultur (Master's degree subject: Sociology) Module: Changing Societies Lab (Master's degree program: Changing Societies: Migration – Conflicts – Resources) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | Participants will be asked to accomplish several assignments bearing on their thesis topic once a week for seven weeks. |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration; dereg.: not required |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | Pass / Fail |
| Repeated registration | no repetition |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Fachbereich Soziologie |