Research Seminar “Youth”

2021/2022

Academic Year

ENG

Instruction in English

4

ECTS credits

Author

Arif, Elvira

Delivered at:

Department of Sociology

Course type:

Elective course

When:

3 year, 1-4 module

Instructors

Kuziner, Evgeniya

Petrunina, Daria

Polyakov, Svyatoslav

Course Syllabus

Abstract

The course is aimed at introducing everyday life of youth through the prism of the study of academic literature and conduct their own empirical research. Students will study basic paradigms, theoretical approaches, empirical methods of youth research.

Learning Objectives

• Know key youth studies concepts
• Understand and discuss topics related to youth cultures, scenes, solidarity
• Improve their skills in developing research design in the framework of youth studies
• Know and use the basic fundaments of qualitative approach

Expected Learning Outcomes

• Apply concepts and theories to solve specific research problems; use concepts and principles in new research contexts
• Demonstrate an in-depth knowledge and critical understanding of fundamentals of qualitative sociological research of youth
• Analyze academic literature in a selected research field. Evaluate the logic and argumentation of academic texts.

Course Contents

• Topic 1: Introduction to Field Studies of Youth Cultures and Groups (4 Seminars)
• Topic 2: Planning and Conducting a Field Study among Youth
• Topic 3: Methods of field data collection

Assessment Elements

• homework 1
  The method of rounding final assessment current control: arithmetic
• homework 2
  The method of rounding final assessment current control: arithmetic
• homework 3
  The method of rounding final assessment current control: arithmetic
• homework 4
  The method of rounding final assessment current control: arithmetic
• In-class Participation
• Exam
• Homework 1
  Presentation of chapters of a book or a series of articles dedicated to a separate area of youth studies.
• Homework 2
  Presentation of chapters of a book or a series of articles dedicated to a design of qualitative research and literature reviewing.
• Homework 3
  Presentation of chapters of a book or a series of articles dedicated to еру qualitative research methodology.
• In-class-participation
• Exam
  Exam in the form of a group research project. The project is implemented by a group of 2-4 students. The object of the research can be a youth community, subculture. group of young people. Students must collect and transcribe at least 4 interviews, each lasting at least 30 minutes, or the total duration of all interviews should not be less than 120 minutes. Anonymized interview transcripts are presented to faculty members. Students must present the results of the project at the exam in the form of an oral presentation. The presentation should include: relevance, significance, research problem, research question, subject, purpose statement, methods, theoretical approaches, empirical part, conclusions. The presentation is held in English.
• homework 5
  The method of rounding final assessment current control: arithmetic
• homework 6
  The method of rounding final assessment current control: arithmetic
• Homework 3
  Presentation of chapters of a book or a series of articles dedicated to еру qualitative research methodology.
• Homework 2
  Presentation of chapters of a book or a series of articles dedicated to a design of qualitative research and literature reviewing.
• Exam
  Exam in the form of a group research project. The project is implemented by a group of 2-4 students. The object of the research can be a youth community, subculture. group of young people. Students must collect and transcribe at least 4 interviews, each lasting at least 30 minutes, or the total duration of all interviews should not be less than 120 minutes. Anonymized interview transcripts are presented to faculty members. Students must present the results of the project at the exam in the form of an oral presentation. The presentation should include: relevance, significance, research problem, research question, subject, purpose statement, methods, theoretical approaches, empirical part, conclusions. The presentation is held in English.
• Homework 1
  Presentation of chapters of a book or a series of articles dedicated to a separate area of youth studies.
• In-class-participation

Interim Assessment

• 2020/2021 4th module
  0.1 * homework 6 + 0.1 * In-class Participation + 0.3 * Exam + 0.1 * homework 4 + 0.1 * homework 1 + 0.1 * homework 2 + 0.1 * homework 5 + 0.1 * homework 3
• 2021/2022 4th module
  0.4 * In-class-participation + 0.1 * Homework 3 + 0.1 * Homework 2 + 0.1 * Homework 1 + 0.3 * Exam
• 2022/2023 3rd module
  0.1 * Homework 3 + 0.3 * Exam + 0.1 * Homework 1 + 0.1 * Homework 2 + 0.4 * In-class-participation

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

• Ваньке. КАК СОБРАТЬ ДАННЫЕ В ПОЛЕВОМ КАЧЕСТВЕННОМ ИССЛЕДОВАНИИ. - Москва : ВШЭ, 2020. - 256 с. - ISBN 978-5-7598-2086-4. - URL: https://ibooks.ru/bookshelf/372228/reading (дата обращения: 12.10.2020). - Текст: электронный.

Recommended Additional Bibliography

• Creswell, J. W. (1998). Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design : Choosing Among Five Traditions. Thousand Oaks, Calif: Sage Publications Inc. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=63251