Module Identifier PGM0330  
Module Title DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS  
Academic Year 2007/2008  
Co-ordinator Dr Graeme A M Davies  
Semester Semester 1  
Other staff Professor David Ellis, Dr Rhys A Jones, Miss Joy Cadwallader, Dr David A Stoker, Dr Graeme A M Davies, Dr Milja H Kurki, Dr Owen G Roberts, Dr Christine J Urquhart, Dr Graham S Gardner, Mrs Jan Davies, Professor Martin J Barker, Dr Jamie Medhurst, Dr Kathryn Bullen  
Course delivery Lecture    
  Practical    
Assessment
Assessment TypeAssessment Length/DetailsProportion
Semester Assessment 2,500 WORD ESSAY An analysis of a text  30%
Semester Assessment 3,000 WORD ESSAY Essay on applying different methods to the students own research problem  40%
Semester Assessment 2,500 WORD ESSAY Quantitative report30%

Learning outcomes

On completion of this module, students will be able to:

Brief description

This module is designed to be an integral component of the new RT masters courses which the University has introduced. Through this module Masters and PhD students will gain a broad knowledge of a range of methodological and analytical skills which they can apply in a variety of research contexts.

Aims

This module aims to give students a broad knowledge of a range of methodological and analytical skills, which they can apply in a variety of research contexts. The course is designed to give students a grounding in the basic principles of both qualitative and quantitative research methodology. It will provide students with an introduction to the major methods of qualitative data collection and analysis, how qualitative data are actively constructed and interpreted by the researcher, and an appreciation of the practical and epistemological concerns raised by qualitative data collection.This will include a consideration of questionnaire design, interviewing techniques, survey design and qualitative data analysis. This will be complimented by an analysis of the principles of quantitative research data and data analysis. The module will introduce students to the basic techniques of analysis, presentation and description of statistics, and in particular to SPSS using the PC Windows version.

Content

The module covers the following topics:

Qualitiative.

Quantitative

Notes

This module is at CQFW Level 7