Module 18: Researching Organisations
Description
This module is part of the Social Science Research Methods Course programme which is a shared platform for providing research students with a broad range of quantitative and qualitative research
Target audience
Mphil Students from participating departments taking the Social Science Research Methods Course as part of their research degree
Topics covered
- Session 1: "Getting In" - Types of organisations, the research process
- Session 2: "Getting on" - ethics, data
- Session 3: "Getting out" - reporting; fulfilling the bargain; maintaining contact
Objectives
The objective of the course is to introduce students to methodological issues involved in researching organisations.
Aims
- To explore practical strategies to overcome problems which are often encountered when undertaking studies of organisations
Format
Presentations only
Textbook (s)
- Bryman, A. (1988) Doing Research in Organisations. London:Routledge
- Neyland, D. (2008) Organisation Ethnography. London:Sage
Notes
- To gain the maximum benefits from the course it is important that students do not see this course in isolation from the other MPhil courses or research training they are taking. Responsibility lies with each student to consider the potential for their own research using methods common in fields of the social sciences that may seem remote. Ideally this task will be facilitated by integration of the SSRMC with discipline-specific courses in their departments and through reading and discussion.
Duration
Three sessions of two hours
Frequency
Three times in Michaelmas term
Theme
Qualitative Methods
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