The module will introduce you to the use of computerised databases (corpora) in linguistic research, focusing on English language research.  To familiarise you...

The module will introduce you to the use of computerised databases (corpora) in linguistic research, focusing on English language research.  To familiarise you with the discipline, it will begin by showing you previous corpus-based studies of English, and will analyse and evaluate the various methodologies used.  

The module will cover the following topics: using text retrieval software, designing a corpus, annotating a corpus, using statistics in analysing and evaluating research outcomes, concordancing, collocation, experiment design, the relationship between corpus linguistics and linguistic theory.

Nanotechnology has applications across all fields of engineering, and every application has implications for society. Recognising that nanotechnology may raise...

Nanotechnology has applications across all fields of engineering, and every application has implications for society. Recognising that nanotechnology may raise distinctive ethical and social issues - now, and in the future - research councils and funding bodies increasingly insist on the integration of social and ethical studies into nanotechnology developments from their very beginning. Such studies can guide manufacturers and governments to make better decisions when deploying a new technology, help provide policymakers and the general public with a realistic picture free of unreasonable hopes or fears, and even inspire new thinking.

ELEC0109 Advanced Photonic Devices 

Course Summary:

To provide an in-depth understanding of the design, operation and performance of advanced photonic...

SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT PRACTICE. OPTIONAL MODULE. NGOS. DEVELOPMENT. SOCIAL

This module focuses on the practice and politics of NGO actors. It explores how different NGOs address issues of identity and diversity and the extent to which...

This module focuses on the practice and politics of NGO actors. It explores how different NGOs address issues of identity and diversity and the extent to which they are able to represent and be accountable to their constituency. The module also provides participants with an understanding of how NGOs conceptualise well-being, and reviews their ways of dealing with the complex identities and the diversity of beneficiaries. The module employs different theories to understand the nature of NGOs, and also uses concrete examples in order to analyse the implications of funding models, organisational structures, cultures and approaches on specific development interventions. 

The module engages with an emerging body of literature in critical development studies and anthropology of development which reflexively analyses the practices and politics of development organisations and their staff. In doing so, it covers different theoretical approaches to NGOs, and analytical models of social change. Specifically, using NGOs as an entry point, the module explores issues of collective action and social transformation in development, and analyses the role of NGOs within the political economy of civil society actors in the current architecture of development, with a focus on urban areas. 

 