RESEARCH SCIENTIFIC THEORY DESIGN HYPOTHESIS ENQUIRY

This module will give students an understanding of the general principles of scientific endeavour, whilst familiarising students with the research process. The...

This module will give students an understanding of the general principles of scientific endeavour, whilst familiarising students with the research process. The module will look specifically at the nature of scientific knowledge, and the elements underpinning different approaches to designing and doing research. The key components of research planning will be covered, and students will learn about different methods of data collection. The module is designed to provide an understanding of research design, with a view to providing practical knowledge which can be used in planning a dissertation project.

PLEASE READ IF YOU ARE STUDYING ON A MODULAR FLEXIBLE BASIS: We highly recommend that you take this module in the same year (or the year before) that you undertake SECU0045 (the dissertation project). It will aid you in the design of your dissertation. It also complements SECU0028 (Quantitative Methods) well, but as both modules run in Term 1 you need to ensure that you have the time to commit to both.

Module Content and Indicative Topics

This module aims to introduce students to some of the major Nordic literary texts from 1800 to the present day. The aim...

Module Content and Indicative Topics

This module aims to introduce students to some of the major Nordic literary texts from 1800 to the present day. The aim is to develop students’ familiarity with a range of theoretical approaches to literature by way of considering the works under the three themes of Gender, Space and Genre. Students will have the opportunity to read texts written in their chosen Scandinavian language as well as to familiarise themselves with texts in other Scandinavian languages. For those students with no previous knowledge of a mainland Scandinavian language, all texts will be available in English translation.

Teaching Delivery

The module is taught over ten weeks (2 hours a week). Each session is a combination of lecture and seminar discussions. Students are required to read one primary text per week as well as at least one secondary source. Information about the required weekly preparation is provided on Moodle. Throughout the module, students also encouraged to submit small formative tasks which will prepare them for the assessment.

By the end of the module, you should be able to:

1. to introduce major Nordic literary texts from 1800 to the present day;

2. to develop familiarity with a range of theoretical approaches to literature;

3. to write a literature review;

4. to enhance essay writing skills (tackling essay questions together).

Reading List (Primary Texts)

August Strindberg, Miss Julie/Fröken Julie (1888)

Knut Hamsun, Sult/Hunger (1890)

Henrik Ibsen, Hedda Gabler (1891)

Amalie Skram, Fru Inés (1891)

Jørgen-Franz Jacobsen, Barbara (1939)

Halldór Laxness, Atómstöðin/The Atom Station (1948)

Loe, Erlend, Naiv.Super/Naïve.Super (1996)

Johana Sinisalo, Ennen päivänlaskua ei voi / Not before Sundown (2000)

Jonas Hassen Khemiri, Invasion! (2008)