SOCIAL RESEARCH

FIELDWORK WEEK
2021

Workshop One
Aims of the Fieldwork Week

To put into practice the skills, and techniques, which

have been introduced and developed through the
lectures and practicals on the Social Research module

Practical experience of designing, carrying out and

analysing a research project

Draw together methodological & theoretical teaching

 Continuous feedback on
ideas during the workshops

Formative group
presentation
Assessment • On day four of the fieldwork
week

10 Page Fieldtrip
Summative Report
• 50% of Social Research
• Hand-in: 6th May 2021
 Critical to developing a feasible &
interesting research project

Meet as a group between workshops

Workshops
Tasks to be completed between each
workshop & submitted in advance

Make use of us!

 DATE TITLE SUMMARY

Introduction to trip. Summary of workshop aims and

2 Feb Workshop 1
schedule, and discussion of choosing a research topic.

11 Feb Research
Two research ideas to be submitted by 5.00pm
(Thurs.) Ideas

Process of narrowing down topics. Establishing some group

16 Feb Workshop 2 level agreement about parameters of research

25 Feb Topic
A topic summary to be submitted by 5.00pm
(Thurs.) Summary

Methods – which methods, a rationale for these methods and

2 March Workshop 3
think through practicalities of what you will do during trip

11 March Research
A full research proposal to be submitted by 5.00pm
(Thurs.) Proposal

16 March Workshop 4 Feedback on proposals and further planning

 Start from the overall themes we have provided
for you (but you are very welcome to explore
other themes)

Think about possible topics within the board

theme which might make for an interesting and
Workshop 1 rewarding research project which can be
completed within a fieldwork week.
Thinking Focus on why the topic matters i.e. what is the
about a justification for focusing on it?

Topic
Ask yourself how you might research the topic in
a week

We are looking for two topics in first instance.

 Come up with two
potential topics

To do Write a short paragraph

before the explaining why your
group thinks each one is
next interesting (100 words
per topic)
workshop
Post your topic on our
duo discussion board by
5pm on Thursday,
February 11