Scheme of Work: Methods

This is an example of an AS Level scheme of work which I produced.

Dates Lessons
Week Starting Week Ending First Second
02 January 06 January Sociology; Perspectives & Methods (Evaluation)
Sociological methods.ppt gives introduction
Sociology in Focus (Yellow) 141 - 143
H & H 854 (4th ed.)
Paragraphs 01 - 06
Testing; as First for C E
Sociological methods.ppt gives introduction
S i F (Yellow) 141 - 143
H & H 854 (4th ed.)
Paragraphs 01 - 06
09 January 13 January Experiment in the field; biases inc. Hawthorne
Sociology in Focus (Yellow) 149-151
Sociology in Focus (large) 609 and Activity 1
Sociology AS (white) 127
More depth at:
http://www. change. freeuk. com/ learning/ socthink/ experiment.html
Experiment, biases and Hawthorne testing
Paragraphs 07 - 09
Extended writing
More depth at:
http://www. change. freeuk. com/ learning/ socthink/ experiment.html
16 January 20 January Positivism & Interpretivism; Suicide
Refresher Paper 2: Two Methodologies?
S i F (Yellow) 146 - 147
H & H 808 - 809 (p), 815 (i), 817 - 825 (suicide), 856 - 857 (p and i) (4th ed.)
Paragraphs 10 - 11
Sampling, Surveys and Questionnaires
Sampling (Handout)
The Survey (Handout)
S AS (white) 120 - 121
S i F (yellow) 152 - 158
How to do social research (handout), Dobash and Dobash, 35
H & H 824 (4th ed.) on pilot
Paragraphs 12 - 14
23 January 27 January Sampling test
Sampling questions (Handout)
Paragraphs 15 - 23
Survey test
The Survey questions (Handout)
Assignment: Weekend television diary of self and another/s watching with quantitative and qualitative elements (Handout)
Paragraph 24
30 January 03 February Interviewing structured and unstructured
S i F (yellow) 160 - 163
including Activity 10
Interviewing depth
How to do Sociological research (handout): Oakley: From Here to Maternity used as research tool, 30-34, along with Methods of Investigation: Informal/ Unstructured Interviews (Handout)
Paragraphs 25 - 30
06 February 10 February Observation and Participant Observation
S AS (white) 122 - 123
S i F (yellow) 163 (bottom) - 168
including Activity 10
Primary data collection: participant observation (handout)
PO test via a fast essay
Paragraphs 31 - 34
13 February
17 February
Secondary sources
S AS (white) 117 - 118
S AS (white) 124 - 125
Secondary sources testing
Paragraphs 35 - 36
20 February Half Term 24 February Half Term More methodologies
Self study
S AS (white) 124 - 125
Paragraphs 37 - 40, catching up to 40
27 February 03 March Methodological pluralism
S in F (yellow) 171 - 178 (selective) S in F (yellow) 179-180
with Activity 17
H & H 848 (fouth ed.) longitudinal
Triangulation (not a method)
S AS (white) 118
S in F (yellow) 179-180
H & H 856 (4th ed.)
Paragraphs 41 - 42
07 March 10 March Practical and theoretical
S AS (white) 116 Chapter 1: Research Methods (Handout) 1.1
H & H 829 & 849 (4th ed.) practical (Quantitive, Secondary)
S i F (yellow) 166 (theoretical, interpretive)
Paragraphs 43 - 44
Ethical issues
A AS (white) 119 S i F (Yellow) 147
S i F (Yellow) 166
Paragraph 45
13 March 17 March PO revisited, issues: Whyte's Street Corner Society and Liebow's Tally's Corner
H & H (fourth ed.) within 844 - 848
(Resource to be made)
Assignment - back to PO or choosing research methods
List of Possible Essay Titles for Unit 3 (List)
Question f: essay plan included: practical, theoretical and ethical issues (Handout)
Essay planning resources
13 March 24 March Feminist research perspective
How to do Sociological research: Oakley: From Here to Maternity, 30-34 (again) (handout)
Feminist Approach to Research (Handout)
Feminist research perspective test
How to do Sociological research: Oakley: From Here to Maternity, 30-34 questions (handout)
27 March 31st March Overview and Evaluation (revision, testing)
S AS (white) 118-119
Refresher paper 1: Key Concepts in Sociological Research (Handout)
Evaluation (Handout)
Evaluation Questions (Handout)
Revision; fast essay
3 - 7 April
Last week of term
Mock exam; Assessment


Adrian Worsfold

 

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