Unit name | Further Quantitative Methods |
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Unit code | SPOLM0016 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
Unit director | Dr. Eroglu-Hawksworth |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
Participants should usually have already taken the unit ‘Introduction to Quantitative Research Methods in the Social Sciences’ (SPOLM0015), or be able to demonstrate equivalent expertise. |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | School for Policy Studies |
Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
Analysing Quantitative Data
This unit builds upon the new DTC module, Introduction to Quantitative Research Methods in the Social Sciences (SPOLM0015), by focusing upon techniques for the analysis of quantitative data. The unit covers three main topics:
Upon completion of this unit student should be able to:
The summative assessment tests all of the ILOs and accounts for 100% of the unit mark.
The unit will be delivered through blended learning involving a combination of lectures, group discussion and self-directed exercises.
The summative assessment tests all of the ILOs and accounts for 100% of the unit mark.
Formative assessment will be primarily by means of student presentations delivered as part of the teaching program. Students will be asked to work in small groups to design a strategy for researching a key social policy problem (e.g. poverty and wellbeing) based on secondary survey data. Students will be asked to present their proposed research and will have an opportunity to receive feedback.
Summative assessment will be by means of a written assignment of not more than 4,000 words. Students will be asked to apply the knowledge and skills they have developed during the course of the unit to an exploration of a key social policy problem using secondary survey data
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How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the Faculty workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. If you have self-certificated your absence from an
assessment, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (this is usually in the next assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any extenuating circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.