Bachelor
2022/2023
Research Methodologies for International Studies
Type:
Optional course (HSE University and Kyung Hee University Double Degree Programme in Economics and Politics in Asia)
Area of studies:
Foreign Regional Studies
Delivered by:
Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs
When:
2 year, 2, 3 module
Mode of studies:
offline
Open to:
students of one campus
Language:
English
ECTS credits:
3
Contact hours:
38
Course Syllabus
Abstract
This course aims to familiarize the participants with the classic and recent approaches to International and Area Studies and provide them with the necessary skills and knowledge to engage in scholarly work in Social Sciences. From the academic perspective, this course places Area Studies in the context of Social Sciences and Humanities and informs students with new theoretical and methodological approaches to studying their region of interest. Special attention is paid to the examination of the research process, its challenges, logic, and structure, work with various sources and theoretical approaches, exploration of the methods and techniques of effective collecting and analyzing data, argumentation, and presentation of research findings in International and Area Studies. The course will also be helpful to the learners who do not want to pursue a career in academia but are interested in the advisory roles in industry, media, think tanks, and the like, as it presents other career development strategies for the Area Studies major-takers.
Learning Objectives
- The main goal of this course is to prepare the learners to conduct their own independent theoretical and applied research in International and Area Studies. This course equips students with essential research methodologies and knowledge in research design that will be helpful at the later stages of their university studies and will be applicable in future research, advisory and analytical work. The students will be exposed to all fundamental phases of academic research, from framing a literature review and data collection to writing a research proposal for further exploration.
Expected Learning Outcomes
- By the successful completion of the course, the learner will be able to: recognize potential career development paths for a student of International and Area Studies;
- By the successful completion of the course, the learner will be able to discuss critical theories and approaches in International and Area Studies at the undergraduate level;
- By the successful completion of the course, the learner will be able to understand the logic of the research process and identify the key components of it;
- By the successful completion of the course, the learner will be able to work with literature and different information resources;
- By the successful completion of the course, the learner will be able to write a literature review related to International and Area Studies issues;
- By the successful completion of the course, the learner will be able to sketch a research proposal necessary for scholarship and grant application;
- By the successful completion of the course, the learner will be able to apply the obtained practical and theoretical knowledge of basic Social Science research design and methodology to conduct their own research;
- By the successful completion of the course, the learner will be able to present research results in compliance with to the educational program requirements;
- By the successful completion of the course, the learner will be able to plan individual and group research activity, reflect on own research process and achievements.
Course Contents
- 1. The Course Overview and Instructions
- 2. Professional Research in International and Area Studies: The Connection Between Theory and Practice
- 3. Principal Concepts of International and Area Studies
- 4. Foundations of Research in Social Sciences and Humanities
- 5. Types of Research and Key Research Approaches
- 6. Research Process and Its Elements
- 7. Planning a Research in International and Area Studies
- 8. Sources of Information and Critical Analysis of Data
- 9. Basic Methods in International and Area Studies
- 10. Formalizing and Presenting Research Results
Assessment Elements
- Attendance and in-class participation (40%)Проводится: 2022/2023 учебный год, 2-3 модули, учебный период, офлайн
- Assignments (40%)
- Individual research presentation (final exam) (20%)
Interim Assessment
- 2022/2023 3rd module0.4 * Attendance and in-class participation (40%) + 0.4 * Assignments (40%) + 0.2 * Individual research presentation (final exam) (20%)
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Babbie, E. R. (2016). The Practice of Social Research: Vol. Fourteenth editon. Cengage Learning.
- Kuada, J. E. (2012). Research Methodology : A Project Guide for University Students (Vol. 1st edition). Frederiksberg C [Denmark]: Samfundslitteratur Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=503632
- Wang, G. T., & Park, K. (2016). Student Research and Report Writing : From Topic Selection to the Complete Paper. West Sussex: Wiley-Blackwell. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1108252
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- Ahram, A. I., Köllner, P., & Sil, R. (2018). Comparative Area Studies : Methodological Rationales and Cross-Regional Applications. New York, NY, United States of America: Oxford University Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1666244
- Boso, À. (2006). KING, Gary; KEOHANE, Robert; VERBA, Sidney. Designing Social Inquiry: Scientific Inference in Qualitative Research. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsrac&AN=edsrac.52780
- Geoffrey R. Marczyk, David DeMatteo, & David Festinger. (2005). Essentials of Research Design and Methodology. Wiley.