SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH DESIGNS AND ACADEMIC WRITING

修士課程グローバル・スタディーズ研究科 - 国際協力学専攻

MFIC1140

コース情報

担当教員: 長倉若

単位数: 2

年度: 2024

学期: 3Q集中

曜限: その他

形式: 同時双方向型授業(Zoomなど)

レベル: 500

アクティブラーニング: あり

他学部履修: 可

評価方法

授業参加

40%

リアクションペーパー

30%

その他

In class presentation

30%

詳細情報

概要

For students and practitioners in the field of international cooperation and development, formulating and writing up their own research is crucial to implement programs or develop policies for international development work. This course is a foundational course focusing on research methods and study designs that are common in social science fields. The course will cover two complementary topics: research design and academic writing. During research design classes, students will learn basic concepts in social science methods and common types of study designs, including quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods approaches. Students will read a series of academic journal articles, choose their own research topic, and practice developing research questions as well as appropriate methodology. In academic writing classes, students will learn how to write using an academic lens by developing their own research proposal. This course is 9 days-intensive course (9/28, 10/2, 10/5, 10/9, 10/12, 10/16, 10/19, 10/23, 10/26). The class does not teach technical knowledge or statistical methods necessary for quantitative data analysis.

目標

The objectives of this course include 1) understanding the foundation of social science research designs, such as quantitative, qualitative and mixed method approaches, and 2) understanding the basic steps involved in developing a research study and academic writing. Students will also 3) hone important research skills including identifying relevant literature using various data resources and writing a literature review. At the end of this course, students should be able to outline a research proposal to study their chosen topic of interest. Finally, students will also 4) practice academic communication by exchanging their ideas with classmates, giving constructive feedback to others, and presenting their final project to classmates at the end of the course.

授業外の学習

Students are required to read the assigned chapters of the textbook prior to class (70 min). Students will need to conduct literature searches to identify multiple papers and compile the existing literature on their topic of interest (120min). For the preparation of the final presentation including several annotated literature reviews (190 min) will be required.

所要時間: 190 min

スケジュール

Overview & Basic Concepts of Research: What is research? Research Process, Identifying a problem, Narrowing down the problem and turn it into research question(s), Research Tips
Overview of research process and research design selection 1) Identification of research question 2) Literature review 3) Research design selection 4) Data collection 5) Analysis of collected data 6) Reporting findings How to read and understand a research paper [Find two research articles or reports on your topic of interest.]
Overview of academic writing Characteristics of good academic writing; critical reading and understanding research papers in your discipline
Developing academic writing skills The role of literature review, compiling literature (hunting and finding good literature), writing a literature review section, writing research questions. [Bring two more research paper on your topic.]
Structuring an academic paper. Choose a research topic and think about research questions. [Reaction Paper: Choose one article on your topic of interest and analyze it.
Research approaches to Social Science
Research approach I: Quantitative approaches
Research approach II: Qualitative approaches and mixed methods
Choosing a suitable research method
Developing Research Proposal I Major components of research proposal; Outlining a proposal; Writing Abstract and Introduction
Developing Research Proposal II Writing method section; Instruments, Data collections and analysis
Developing Research Proposal III Timeline; Research Ethics; Institutional Review Board
Student Presentation and discussion
Student Presentation and discussion, Summary of the course

教科書

You might want to purchase textbooks at KInokuniya, but Textbook 1 is available at Sophia Library.Textbook 2 is available at ebookcentral at Sophia U. Text book 3 is optional and is available at Amazon.com for Kindle version. * Check the full syllabus for details.

Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches (5th Edition)

著者: John W. Creswell & J. David Creswell

出版社: Sage Publication, 2018
Academic Writing: Process and Product.

著者: Andrew P. Johnson

出版社: Rowman & Littlefield.
Introduction to Research Methods and Report Writing: A Practical Guide for Students and Researchers in Social Sciences and the Humanities Illustrated Edition

著者: Elia Shabani Mligo

出版社: Resource Publications, 2016

参考書

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