AISSR-GSSS PhD Courses 2012-2013
Hereby we announce the PhD Courses that will be organised by the AISSR and GSSS in the academic year 2012-2013. AISSR PhD Candidates can already register for these courses.
Hereby we announce the PhD Courses that will be organised by the AISSR and GSSS in the academic year 2012-2013. AISSR PhD Candidates can already register for these courses.
Other PhD students can register for a waiting list for Methods A, B and Theory and can participate when places are still available. This will be announced around two weeks in advance. External students will have to pay a course fee.
All AISRR PhD Candidates are requested to discuss participation in one or more of the AISSR courses with their supervisor and document this in their PhD Trajectory Plan. Please note that:
- AlSSR PhD Candidates are encouraged to follow at least the AISSR Theory Course and one of the Methods courses;
- The Methods Courses will help you writing your 8-months paper;
- The Writing up English Course is meant for PhD in their writing phase;
- When registered for a course you are expected to participate in this course or cancel in time (latest 2 weeks in advance). Typically there are waiting lists for the courses and other PhD would be eager to participate in case of cancellation.
You can register for the courses with Joanne Oakes of the AISSR Bureau. For more questions regarding the programme refer to Karen Kraal .
AISSR-GSSS PHD Courses 2012-2013
- Methods A (2x):
The emphasis of Methodology Clinic A is on ethnographic and qualitative PhD projects, which mainly rely on participant observation, in-depth interviewing and detailed case studies. It will concentrate on those methodological problems that occur in the everyday research processes as they develop. Moreover, it will try through mutual discussion (hence the label ‘Clinic') to distil and refine the participants' individual research agendas. Max. 12 PhD.
Lecturer: Gerd Baumann
Dates: Course 1: 24 Sep-3 Dec 2012 (6 all day workshops, Mondays, 11:00-18:00)
or Course 2 (same course) Feb-May (2013) (6 all day workshops, Mondays, 11:00-18:00).
- Methods B:
The objective of this course is to help AISSR students of all disciplines to develop the research design and methodology for their own research project. All stages of research are discussed: the theoretical conception of the research question via concept- and/or hypothesis-building, the definition and operationalisation of propositions, case and/or data selection and choice of method of analysis, as well as analysis and interpretation of results. This is not a methods course, but a course about research design. Using practical examples drawn from participants' projects, the lecturers will discuss the merits and shortcomings of different epistemological and methodological approaches, the ways in which research using these different approaches and methods can be designed and which common mistakes need to be avoided. Max. 12 PhD.
Lecturers: Annette-Freyberg-Inan and Brian Burgoon
Time: Nov-Dec 2012 (around 13 meetings, Mondays and Thursdays, 10:00-12:00)
- Theory Course:
The Advanced Social Science Theory Course is organized in 15 meetings with a maximum of 10 students. Per meeting social science key concepts are being discussed based on old and modern classics. Each meeting will consist of an introduction by the lecturer, followed by a close reading of selected texts.
Lecturers: Marlies Glasius, Ewald Engelen and Mattijs van der Port,
Time: Feb-Jun 2013 (around 15 courses of each 2 hours, Fridays, 13:00-15:00)
- English Academic Writing Course (2 x): The course focuses on preparing participants to write up fieldwork, write articles for publication and to write PhD theses. It covers aspects of structure, grammar, the conventions of academic writing, the differences between writing for publication, for dissertations, and for information purposes (lay readers, 'popular science writing) and provides practical guidance on error correction.
Lecturer: Amal Chatterjee
Time: Course1: Thursdays October 4, 11, 18 November 1, 8, with tutorials Dec 13 (and maybe 14), 2012 (Course length, 25 hours. 5 half days of 4 hours, plus a 0.5 hour one-to-one) or Course 2 (the same course) Mar, 7, 14, 21, 28, Apr 4 Tutorials on April 18 (and maybe 19) 2013 (Course length, 25 hours. 5 half days of 4 hours, plus a 0.5 hour one-to-one).
More details on these courses will be published on the website soon.
Choice and tailor made courses (not offered in the AISSR-GSSS Training programme)
Courses fitting the individual PhD candidate's needs and featuring skills and topics that complement personal expertise and contribute to the project, under the
condition that the programme group approves this participation. These courses will have to
be financed from the programme group budgets.
- Courses from the Research Masters Social Sciences:
Please note that the lectures in these courses have a final veto regarding participation. For registration in these courses please first get approval from your supervisor and programme group (documented in your PhD Trajectory Plan) and then contact your programme manager.
- Other Course Options:
PhD candidates may suggest other courses than those offered in the AISSR-GSSS programme or research masters of the GSSS to the promotor. These will also be registered in the PhD Trajectory plan and formally approved by the directors of AISSR and GSSS. These could concern courses organised by other research schools like Nethur and CERES.