On completion of the module, students will be able to:

1. Demonstrate an understanding of key debates within feminist and egalitarian research methodology and epistemology;
2. Show an understanding of the principles that inform research practices within egalitarian, participative and feminist research;
3. Demonstrate a capacity to identify appropriate methodologies and practices for different research contexts;
4. Delineate and refine a clearly defined and feasible research question;
5. Understand the principles of research design and demonstrate a capacity to develop a detailed research proposal;
6. Carry out a critical review of literature on a specified topic of inquiry;
7. Communicate findings from research and analysis, and the knowledge and rationale underpinning these, to specialist and non-specialist audiences clearly and unambiguously.

The module will cover aspects of Feminist and Egalitarian Research and include the following (not exhaustive list):

- Epistemological debates and issues in egalitarian, feminist, and participative research
- Practical and Ethical Considerations in Research Design
- Qualitative Methodologies and Data Collection Methods & Sources
- Interpreting and understanding quantitative data from a feminist and egalitarian perspective
- Historical, documentary and archival research

Not applicable to this module.

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment

There are two assessment components in this module for which feedback will be provided: 1.Reflection piece: written commentary and qualitative feedback, along with a provisional grade will be provided to students post-assessment via Brightspace. 2. Research proposal: written/annotated individual qualitative feedback and provisional grade will be provided to students post-assessment via Brightspace.