Further Probability and Statistics (STAT0003)

The Project Management Project Concept with its associated Report and Presentation is a compulsory part of the MSc in Management of Complex Projects.

The...

Project Management Project Concept (SPCE0020)

The Project Management Project Concept with its associated Report and Presentation is a compulsory part of the MSc in Management of Complex Projects.

The purpose of the Project Concept is:

- to briefly explain the purpose and importance of the Project Management Research Project (SPCE0021) and to identify previous work that has been done that is relevant to that project.

- to demonstrate awareness of research ethics and the need for ethical approval.

- to describe how the research project could be successfully completed (a project plan), including the tasks anticipated, the relationship between the tasks and an assessment of any risks involved.

Classes will be held in Terms 1 and 2 to assist students in choosing an appropriate topic and to guide them in the general research process (including data protection and research ethics).

The concept of ‘discourse’ is omnipresent in contemporary social science. After the ‘linguistic turn’, the social sciences have...

Introduction to Discourse Analysis (SEES0106)

The concept of ‘discourse’ is omnipresent in contemporary social science. After the ‘linguistic turn’, the social sciences have increasingly embraced the study of language as a central area of inquiry, focusing on the use of language in social interaction and as an active component in the construction of social reality. With the increasing popularity of qualitative inquiry focusing on language use, discourse analysis has become a basic part of social scientists’ methodological toolkit. The aim of this course is to provide a practical introduction to doing discourse analysis. The guiding idea is that researchers have to build their own models of discourse analysis for their projects, dependent on their research questions, data, and personal preferences. The immediate beneficiaries of the course are graduate students who want to analyse ‘perceptions of’ or ‘discourse on’ X or Y. Although the focus is on the use of discourse analysis in the social sciences, the course is interdisciplinary and is open to and recommended to students of other disciplines as well.