KSCB804 Fieldwork and interview-based research in Chinese studies - seminar

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2023
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mag. phil. Ute Wallenböck, Dr. phil. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mag. phil. Ute Wallenböck, Dr. phil.
Department of Chinese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mag. phil. Ute Wallenböck, Dr. phil.
Supplier department: Department of Chinese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites (in Czech)
TYP_STUDIA(N)
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of this course to impart the skills and knowledge required for qualitative field research in China as well as among the Oversease Chinese communities with focus on participant observation and conduction of interviews.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, students will be able to - develop their own research project based on the methodological framework of participant observation and conduction of interviews - evaluate and determine sources for their own project - demonstrate their ability to compile, assess, and analyze information.
Syllabus
  • The main topics which will be covered in this course are as following: 1. theoretical framework of "doing fieldwork" 2. theoretical approach to the three formats of interviews: structured, semi-structured and unstructured 3. preparation for fieldwork and interviews 4. analyzation and transcription of interviews 5. conducting fieldwork & interviews 6. development of research project 7. presentation of research design
Teaching methods
In the first part of the course, the students will gain theoretical knowledge on doing fieldwork and on the various formats of interviews. In the second part, the students become researchers themselves and develop their own small ethnographic research project among a Chinese diasporic community. The students will go together with the lecturer into the “field” to get a first-hand experience of conducting fieldwork. (Friday, April 8, all day – participation is mandatory). Students will then develop their own research which will be presented in the end of the term, a small internal “conference” (May 17, 10:00-16:00, participation is mandatory).
Assessment methods
1)Active participation throughout the term, 2) involvement in discussion on the various reading assignments, 3) development of a research project and its presentation during the “conference”
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2022, Spring 2024.
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