SSJ40010 Feminist & Egalitarian Research

Academic Year 2021/2022

This course provides students with a grounding in research perspectives and principles, and approaches to research and knowledge generation, within feminist and egalitarian theory and practice. Debates on epistemological perspectives and methodologies within social, historical and cultural approaches to research will be explored. The principles and key considerations in research design will be explained and students will learn the role of theory and analytical frameworks in the research process, how to align theory (and epistemology) with methodology and how to formulate a meaningful research question. A range of qualitative and quantitative research will be critically reviewed and debated with a focus on the principles of research for social justice, including qualitative data gathering methods and historical and archival research. Issues of ethics in the research process will be examined and the relationship between the researcher and the researched will be discussed.

This Module is offered across the School of Social Justice at level 4.

We encourage you to search for other Social Justice (SSJ) modules which include options relating to Equality Studies and Gender Studies. Graduates who have completed at least 15 credits of undergraduate electives by choosing SSJ modules will have this noted on their UCD transcripts as the completion of Structured Electives in Social Justice.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

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.

Indicative Module Content:

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

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

24
Specified Learning Activities

72
Autonomous Student Learning

104
Total

200
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
The approach to teaching will be dialogical with a strong emphasis on student participation, discussion, and engagement. Students will be required to read selected journal articles, book chapters and refer to methodology handbooks. 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Assignment: Research Proposal (for thesis or portfolio) Week 9 n/a Graded No

70
Assignment: Reflection piece on approaches to feminist and egalitarian research Coursework (End of Trimester) n/a Graded No

30

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 
Resit In Terminal Exam
Summer No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

There are two assessment components in this module for which feedback will be provided: 1.Research proposal - written/annotated individual qualitative feedback and provisional grade will be provided to students post-assessment by email or through the VLE from project supervisor. 2. Reflection piece - written commentary and qualitative feedback and provisional grade will be provided to students post-assessment by email or through the VLE.

Name Role
Dr Michael Byrne Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Matthew Donoghue Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Mary McAuliffe Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Nita Mishra Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Marie Moran Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Assoc Professor Aideen Quilty Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Krisna Ruette-Orihuela Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Karen Smith Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Dorota Szelewa Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Ernesto Vasquez Del Aguila Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Ms Judy Walsh Lecturer / Co-Lecturer