SS5110 SGSSS Core: Becoming a Confident Social Science Researcher

Academic year

2025 to 2026 Semester 1

Further information on which modules are specific to your programme.

Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

15

The Scottish Credit Accumulation and Transfer (SCOTCAT) system allows credits gained in Scotland to be transferred between institutions. The number of credits associated with a module gives an indication of the amount of learning effort required by the learner. European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) credits are half the value of SCOTCAT credits.

SCQF level

SCQF level 11

The Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) provides an indication of the complexity of award qualifications and associated learning and operates on an ascending numeric scale from Levels 1-12 with SCQF Level 10 equating to a Scottish undergraduate Honours degree.

Availability restrictions

This module is only available to ESRC SGSSS Funded Students.

Module Staff

TBC

This information is given as indicative. Staff involved in a module may change at short notice depending on availability and circumstances.

Assessment pattern

Coursework = 100%

Re-assessment

N/A

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

One week residential, and follow up sessions which may comprise both asynchronous / synchronous online delivery and local face to face sessions where appropriate

Guided independent study hours

112

The number of hours that students are expected to invest in independent study over the period of the module.

Intended learning outcomes

  • Establish a critical understanding of a variety of social science research approaches and social science data resources thinking beyond the quantitative/qualitative boundary and across social science disciplines;
  • Engage critically with emerging, innovative, or cutting-edge topics in social science research (for example computational and digital methods and research approaches);
  • Appreciate the value of interdisciplinary research for addressing grand social science challenges and demonstrate the ability to construct a plan for a piece of social science research;
  • Demonstrate the skills to successfully plan a piece of social science research using best practices in project management, ethics and open social science principles;
  • Demonstrate the skills to successfully plan appropriate engagement with research participants and research users at all stages of a research project.