This course offers students the opportunity to focus on a number of core anthropological methods that characterise the way the the discipline collects information and uses it in the production of ethnography.
The course also builds knowledge about the relationship of methods to the core aims and orientations of the discipline. Students will have the opportunity to gain practical skills in anthropological methods, including taking field notes, creating genealogies, conducting life history interviews, and developing an understanding of the ethical issues involved in anthropological research.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will have the knowledge and skills to:- analyze qualitative methods and ethnographic approaches to social science research, including key disciplinary history and debates in anthropology;
- apply core methods to research design and data collection;
- engage in anthropological debates about positionality and subjectivity and apply those concepts to fieldwork data collection; and
- develop original research that engages with ethical issues related to the collection, management, and presentation of data.
Indicative Assessment
Research methods paper, 4,000 words (40%). Learning Outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4Seminar presentation, 45 minutes, and written summary, 1000 words (10% each for a total of 20%). Learning Outcomes 1, 3
Completion of Research Integrity Training Workshop and the Human Ethics (ARIES) Training (10%). Learning Outcome 4
Draft methodology section of research ethics application, 1500 words (30%). Learning Outcomes 2, 4
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Workload
260 hours of total student learning time made up from:a) 24 hours of seminars over 12 weeks; and
b) 236 hours of independent student research, reading and writing.
Requisite and Incompatibility
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
Commonwealth Support (CSP) Students
If you have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). More information about your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 14
- Unit value:
- 12 units
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| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 12.00 | 0.25000 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2021 | $7260 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2021 | $11160 |
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Autumn Session
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3339 | 01 Apr 2021 | 23 Apr 2021 | 23 Apr 2021 | 30 Jun 2021 | In Person | View |