GG3208 Survey Design

2024 to 2025 Semester 1

Curricular information may be subject to change

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

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SCQF level

SCQF level 9

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Planned timetable

Friday 9am-11am

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Module coordinator

Dr D McCollum

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Module Staff

Dr David McCollum

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Module description

This module is designed to provide students with experience of analyzing data from main UK social science surveys, reflecting on surveys from a methodological perspective and designing their own survey to address specific research questions.

Relationship to other modules

Pre-requisites

BEFORE TAKING THIS MODULE YOU MUST PASS SD2100

Assessment pattern

Coursework = 100%

Re-assessment

Coursework = 100%

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

1 lecture (X6 weeks) and 1 practical (X6 weeks)

Scheduled learning hours

The number of compulsory student:staff contact hours over the period of the module.

Guided independent study hours

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

Intended learning outcomes

Evaluate the usefulness of secondary survey data in general and for the purposes of specific areas of research interest
Understand how secondary survey data can be combined with other methods to address research questions
Design and implement an online survey to address specific research questions
Reflect on the challenges associated with specifying and achieving a suitable sampling frame and sampling strategy in survey based research