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Anthropology Research Fieldwork - SOCA2204
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Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
 
 
School:  School of Social Sciences and International Studies
 
 
Course Outline: http://sociology.arts.unsw.edu.au/
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: 36 units of credit
 
 
Excluded: GENT1204, GENT1205, SOCA3913, SOCA5010, SOCC3204, SOCI3710
 
 
Fee Band: 1 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

Provides training in and use of ethnographic fieldwork methods in the context of a developing country with an understanding of village vs urban life and how development organisations impact. Ethnography is a part of the methodology of both sociology and anthropology as well as other social science research. Interview techniques and technologies, cultural mapping, methods of recording field data and participatory community development research are amongst the procedures to be explored. Field visits to regional, government and non-government organisations form a part of the research to understand how such institutions impact on village life.

Note: Taught in November-December. Requires overseas travel. All interested students should contact the course coordinator, Grant McCall (g.mccall@unsw.edu.au) prior to the first week of August.

Learning Outcomes

After completion of this course, students will be able to:
  • Overcome the dangers of 'culture shock' in unfamiliar situations
  • Employ a variety of research skills in small scale village environments
  • Grasp local applications of global development strategies as they apply in the Pacific Islands
  • Be familiar with grass roots led community development strategies
  • Know how to investigate a small human population and to derive practical goals from such a research encounter
  • Appreciate the diversity and reality of Pacific Island cultures.

Assessment

  • Project paper (3500 words or more) - 50%
  • Field diary and notebook - 40%
  • Participation in fieldwork activities and discussions - 10%

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