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GCST5001: Beginning Qualitative Cultural Research
2022 unit information
This unit focuses on practical skills for researchers in cultural studies, gender studies, and closely aligned disciplines. It includes workshops introducing qualitative interviewing and ethnography for HDR students in these fields, as well as ethics principles and processes for these kinds of research. Highly recommended for students developing their research skills in these areas.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Gender and Cultural Studies
| Code | GCST5001 |
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| Academic unit | Gender and Cultural Studies |
| Credit points | 2 |
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Prerequisites:
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None |
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Corequisites:
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None |
| Prohibitions:
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None |
| Assumed knowledge:
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A developed research proposal and foundational disciplinary knowledge about research design. Usually, students will have completed or have equivalent knowledge to WMST6902 Arguing the Point, or be completing that unit |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. An understanding of some key qualitative methods for undertaking cultural research
- LO2. An understanding of the processes involved in developing an ethics application for research with human subjects
- LO3. An understanding of some of the key principles of qualitative interviewing
- LO4. An understanding of some of the key principles of participant observation and taking fieldnotes
- LO5. A foundational understanding of qualitative research in cultural practices, institutions and identities
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