Project Seminar

2021/2022

Academic Year

ENG

Instruction in English

4

ECTS credits

Delivered at:

Department of Sociology

Course type:

Compulsory course

When:

4 year, 3 module

Instructor

Loseva, Alla

Course Syllabus

Abstract

In this course, students will learn the key theoretical approaches, features, organizing principles, ways of the development of social studies, as well as the key tools of data collection and analysis in the area of social issues’ research

Learning Objectives

• to conduct urban empirical data during wild fieldwork and to develop analysis skills

Expected Learning Outcomes

• knowledge, understanding and acquirement to analyze social and spatial dimensions of inequality in the contemporary city.

Course Contents

• Introduction
• Social mapping
• Social mapping (discussing of the results)
• Instruction
• Discussing of the passing results
• Discussing of practical results. Preparation of presentations.
• Presentations of all results

Assessment Elements

• Home task 1
• Home task 2
• Presentation

Interim Assessment

• 2021/2022 3rd module
  0.3 * Home task 2 + 0.4 * Presentation + 0.3 * Home task 1

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

• Bulmer, M. (2017). Sociological Research Methods: Vol. Second edition. Routledge.

Recommended Additional Bibliography

• Anderson, N. (1928). The Slum: A Project for Study. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsbas&AN=edsbas.6D06647B
• Emerson, M. O., & Johnson, L. M. K. (2018). Soul of the City: The Depth of How “Urban” Matters in the Sociology of Religion. Sociology of Religion, 79(1), 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1093/socrel/srx056

Authors

• LOSEVA ALLA OLEGOVNA