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290065 SE Migration and Population Dynamics in the Context of Global Change and Development (2024S)

Research Design, Implementation and Analysis

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 29 - Geographie
Continuous assessment of course work

Note! Modules "290064 UE Key Methods in Analysing Migration and Population Dynamics (2023S)" and "290065 SE Migration and Population Dynamics in the Context of Global Change and Development (2023S)" work together and have been developed jointly. They cannot be taken individually, but only paired.
Therefore, registration for the UE is not possible. If you are registered for 290065 after the registration period, you will also be registered for 290064.
Moodle

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 25 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Friday 08.03. 14:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum Geographie NIG 5.OG C0528
  • Friday 15.03. 14:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum Geographie NIG 5.OG C0528
  • Friday 12.04. 14:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum Geographie NIG 5.OG C0528
  • Friday 26.04. 14:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum Geographie NIG 5.OG C0528
  • Friday 10.05. 14:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum Geographie NIG 5.OG C0528
  • Friday 24.05. 14:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum Geographie NIG 5.OG C0528
  • Friday 07.06. 14:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum Geographie NIG 5.OG C0528
  • Friday 28.06. 14:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum Geographie NIG 5.OG C0528

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

A successful research process and project requires not only knowledge of data collection and analysis methods, but also knowledge of how these methods can be meaningfully embedded in research projects, as well as experience in thinking through, planning and implementing a research design in its entirety. This includes knowledge of basic approaches and strategies for developing research designs, and of quality criteria for assessing the quality of research designs.
The aims of the project seminar are therefore that the participants, after successful completion of the course:
- Know and have applied strategies and approaches to develop, from a research topic, a research design;
- are able to successfully develop and implement a research design for their own research projects after jointly developing and critically reflecting on it;
- be able to assess the quality of a (own or other) research design;
- have tested and deepened specific methods of qualitative data collection and analysis and are able to apply them successfully in their own studies.

The project seminar will be based primarily on case study and action-based learning, i.e. participants will work on problems in groups, develop aspects of a research project and apply selected qualitative methods for data collection and analysis in this project.
Note: the project seminar serves to complement and deepen the exercise "290064-1 UE Key Methods in Analysing Migration and Population Dynamics (2024S)" and can only be attended in conjunction with it.

Assessment and permitted materials

- Participation in at least 80 percent of the seminar sessions. In the case of illnesses, which are proven with a medical certificate, or in the case of other justified absences, absences in excess of this can be compensated for by additional written assignments;
- Participation in group assignments (participation in group work, oral presentation): research design, data collection, handling and transcription, coding and analysis.
- Submission of a research report (min. 10 page text, plus literature and annexes for single-person, +5 page for each additional person when in groups)
- Submission of a short individual summary reflection (2 pages) on achievements and further learning goals
Grading: group presentations count for 30% of the grade, research report for 70%.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Participation in at least 80 percent of the seminar sessions. In the case of illnesses, which are proven with a certificate, or in the case of other justified absences, absences in excess of this can be compensated for by additional written assignments.

The presentation of the group development and presentation of research designs and the written preparation of a research report each count for 50 percent of the grade. Both partial performances must be passed independently of each other for a positive final assessment. The performances are passed if they have been assessed with at least the grade 4.
Grading key:
100 - 86 % - Grade 1
85 - 71 % - Grade 2
70 - 56 % - Grade 3
55 - 41 % - Grade 4
40 - 0 % - Grade 5
A grading scale for the written assignments can be viewed on Moodle and will be explained separately in the seminar.

Examination topics

The examination material includes the analysis, presentation and discussion of relevant literature and documents on the topic, the independent research of sources and materials, the presentation of these work results and their written elaboration.

Reading list

Alle Texte der Pflichtlektüre können in Moodle heruntergeladen bzw. aus dem Handapparat in der Institutsbibliothek kopiert werden.

Association in the course directory

(MG21 APF MIGSPEC) (MR6)

Last modified: Th 27.06.2024 11:06