BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//Columba Systems Ltd//NONSGML CPNG/SpringViewer/ICal Output/3.3- M3//EN VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20160516T101825Z DTSTART:20160616T090000Z DTEND:20160616T150000Z SUMMARY:Writing Your Methodology Section/Chapter: Writing about Research Methods in Journal Papers\, Books and PhD Theses - FULL UID:{http://www.columbasystems.com/customers/uom/gpp/eventid/}q1ls-imhjxw 9l-4farx2 DESCRIPTION:About the course:\nToo often\, the methodology section of a r esearch paper\, or the methods chapter in a PhD thesis\, are the weakest parts of a manuscript. Yet\, if we know how to write well about our res earch designs and our methodological choices\, it should not only impres s reviewers and examiners\, but it could also open up a rich seam of add itional publications and broaden the impact of your work across the soci al sciences and humanities. \n \nWriting your Methodology Section/Chap ter is aimed at PhD students\, post-docs and junior researchers\, and ac ts as a practical guide to the basics of writing about methods. Drawing on good (and bad) examples throughout\, and interspersed with hands-on e xercises\, the course serves as an introduction to an often thorny acade mic skill for anyone new or newish to research writing.\n\nWho is the co urse for?\nThe course is aimed at PhD students\, post-docs and junior re searchers working in the following disciplinary areas: \n• Sociology\n• Psychology\n• Social Policy\n• Business & Management\n• Education Studie s\n• History\n• Political Science\n• Anthropology\n• Health Studies (non -medical)\n• Criminology\n• Social Work\n• Geography\n• Media Studies\n• International Relations\n \nThe course covers:\nUnderstanding research writing\nTraditions in research writing\nDisciplinary traditions\nMethod ological traditions\nOnline or in-print delivery?\n\nUnderstanding your audience\nSupervisors\nExaminers\nThe scholarly community\n\nIdentifying the points of interest and points of departure\nUnique contributions\nM ethodological innovations\nBenchmarking from your research problematics\ nAll research is unique (in some aspects) and all research is not unique in others\n\nExplaining your key choices and decisions\nWriting about r esearch design\nAnd knowing what can go unexplained\n\nDrawing on the me thodological literature\nA lit review in miniature\nReferring to methodo logical authorities\n\nOntology\, Epistemology\, Methodology and Methods \nWhat\, why\, when?\nThe history of the method(ology)\nStandpoint vs id eology vs philosophy\n\nWriting about research ethics & ethical review b oards\n\nShowcasing your data and field experience\nUnderstanding warran t\nUsing examples\nDeploying evidence\nDescribing\, as well as citing\, your data\n\nUnderstanding methods basics helps methods writing\nValidit y and reliability in writing (as well as in research)\n\nWriting about m ethods elsewhere in your thesis/article\nIntroductions\nConclusions\nThe main body of your article/thesis\n\nCommon issues when writing about qu antitative methods and statistics\nWarranting your datapoints\nDescribin g designs\, instruments and rubrics\nEliminating alternatives\nWarrantin g your tests\nExplaining question design and scale choice\n\nCommon issu es when writing about qualitative methods\nDescribing your research desi gns\nExplaining your analytical approach\nShowing as well as telling\nJu stifying your methods (in what terms?)\n\nGood housekeeping in methodolo gical writing\n‘Suggests’ not ‘shows’\; ‘argues’ not ‘proves’ etc\n‘For example’ and ‘for instance’\nVoice\nTerritorial-centrism\, cultural-cent rism\, disciplinary and methodological-centrism\nOver claiming and under claiming\n\nCan you get a methods publication from your work?\nWriting a methodological article or book chapter \n\n\nAbout the author:\nPatric k Brindle spent 15 years in academic publishing with Oxford University P ress and SAGE. At SAGE he was Publisher for Research Methods and worked with hundreds of authors from around the world on their methods books. P atrick has managed books\, journals and new online products. He is now t he founder and director of Into Content Ltd\, a company that offers trai ning to researchers on publication strategies and maximising research im pact. He is also Visiting Lecturer at City University\, London\, where h e teaches modules in Research Methods\, Digital Publishing and Designing Interactive Media. Patrick has a PhD in History from Cambridge Universi ty. \n Patrick Brindle got his Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge in 1998. At Cambridge he taught courses in research methods\, the social s ciences and history. Patrick also supervised numerous student research p rojects and dissertations.\n\nPatrick took the step of moving to publish ing in 2000. He has held a number of editorial roles at Pearson Educatio n\, Oxford University Press and SAGE Publications. He has worked on acad emic books\, textbooks\, journals and on online content and video.\n\nAt SAGE\, Patrick was Publisher for Research Methods\, Publisher for the S ocial Sciences\, and Publisher for Online Content. He also co-establishe d and managed a team of development editors whose job was to work closel y with authors to improve the accessibility\, style and market-readiness of their manuscripts.\n\nOver 15 years in editorial\, Patrick has worke d with hundreds of social science scholars and researchers on their text s and has witnessed and dealt with every kind of writing problem (and ex cuse) in the proverbial book.\n\nPatrick is now the founder and director of Into Content Limited\, and is Visiting Lecturer at City University\, London\, where he lectures on publishing.\n\nAttendees must bring a lap top.\n\nCourse fee £30\n\nPLEASE NOTE THAT THIS COURSE IS NOW FULLY SUBS CRIBED STATUS:TENTATIVE TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC LOCATION:Hanson Room\, Humanities Bridgeford Street\, Manchester END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR