Cross-Cultural Research Method
DEVS 300
300-Level Courses
3 Units
In-person
3
one-way Exclusions
Lecture, tutorial, private study
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Course Description
A study of practical issues related to development research and program evaluation in development settings, using a case-study approach. Topics include information retrieval, cross-cultural research methods, basic data analysis, and results-based project evaluation.
Learning Outcomes
- Understand the logic and debates that underlie different approaches to conducting research.
- Develop the capacity to critically evaluate the value of research findings presented in academic literature, government / NGO reports, and popular media.
- Have an awareness of the unique factors that need to be considered for conducting cross cultural development research.
- Identify research relevant to a given research topic and use it to situate your proposed research into ongoing academic debates.
- Be aware of the ethical consideration that arise in cross-cultural development research and understand the institutional requirements for ethics in fieldwork.
- Understand the idea of critical reflexivity and be able to identify the potential impacts of your identity as a researcher on research findings.
- Have a basic competency in the process, logic, and structure of designing development research.
- Understand methodologies and techniques commonly used in development related research and an understanding of their appropriate application for answering research questions.
- Have an understanding and basic competency in qualitative data analysis techniques.