| CODE | GEO2015 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Qualitative and Quantitative Geography | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 02 - Years 2, 3 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Geography | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit explores methods in qualitative and quantitative geography. The first part deals with methods in qualitative geographical research and establishes the fundamental steps in developing a research project using qualitative approaches. The second part of the study unit deals with quantitative methods for geographical research and introduces computational geography through practical sessions on R software. Study-unit Aims: - Introducing qualitative research in Human Geography; - Exploring interviews, visual methodologies, observational methods and ethnographic methods; - Identifying responsibilities, ethics and values in qualitative research; - Assisting students in understanding qualitative data; - Identifying approaches to qualitative data analysis; - Introducing statistics for geographers; - Introducing computational geography. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - define qualitative and quantitative methods of research in Geography; - assign methods of research in projects; - identify the suitable approach to geographical research; - understand statistics and the role of computational geography. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - implement a research method; - conduct workshops, focus groups, interviews and surveys; - practice coding and qualitative data analysis; - use R software; - use statistics in Geography. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Text - Harris, R. (2016). Quantitative Geography: The basics. Sage Publications. - Brunsdon, C., Comber, L. (2015) An Introduction to R for Spatial Analysis and Mapping. Sage Publications. - DeLyser, D., Herbert, S., Aitken, S., Crang, M. and McDowel, L. (Eds.) (2010). SAGE Handbook on Qualitative Geography. Sage publications, London. Supplementary Text - Rogerson, P.A. (2010). Statistical Methods for Geography: A Student's Guide. 3rd edition, Sage Publications, London. - Murray, A. T. (2010). Quantitative Geography. Journal of Regional Science. 50(1), pp. 143-163. - Crang, M. (2002). Qualitative methods: the new orthodoxy? Progress in Human Geography. 26 (5), pp. 647-655. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture, Independent Study & Practicum | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Suzanne Maas Bernadine Satariano |
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