- First task in coursework is to have a rationale
- A rationale is like a proposal
It must contain:
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What is studiedBack to the list
- This is the subject of interest, and should be the basis of a title
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Why it is being studiedBack to the list
Reasons for study can be:
- Personal
- News based
- Study based
- This involves private troubles and making them into public issues
- In other words, create the sociology from the basis of interest
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Aims and ObjectivesBack to the list
- An aim is something in general that needs to be understood
- An objective is something that the result of the study answers specifically
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HypothesisBack to the list
This is a statement that can be tested by the research:
- It is not proved or disproved
- It is never put in the form of a question
- It is either supported or challenged by the outcome of the research
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Theoretical tradition:
This is the outlook of the work and its author, examples being:
- Marxist
- Functionalist
- Feminist
- Postmodern
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Methodological traditionBack to the list
This is the research methodology or methodologies that follow on from the subject, aim/s and objective/s, examples being:
- Positivism
- Quantitative
- Questionnaire
- Structured interview
- Interpretivism
- Qualitative
- Participant Observation
- Unstructured interview
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The task is to write a draft.
- Draft 1 needs to be word processed and double spaced.
- This is sent for comments.
- It needs to be saved so that several drafts can be generated if necessary.
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