Course Info: CSI-0204
| Course | CSI-0204 Ways of Knowing in CSI |
| Long Title | Ways of Knowing in CSI: Interpretive Approaches to Social Research |
| Term | 2017F |
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Textbook information |
| Meeting Info | Franklin Patterson Hall 103 on T,TH from 10:30-11:50 |
| Faculty | Kimberly Chang |
| Capacity | 25 |
| Available | 17 |
| Waitlist | 0 |
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| Cumulative Skill(s) | Independent Work Multiple Cultural Perspectives Writing and Research |
| Additional Info | Students are expected to spend at least six to eight hours a week of preparation and work outside of class time. |
| Description | This course is designed for students transitioning into Division II. The course introduces students to faculty members in the School of Critical Social Inquiry and familiarizes students with the kinds of questions we ask, research methodologies we use, and writing we produce. Each week, a faculty guest speaker shares a recent research project, focusing on the "behind the scenes" stories of the intentions, dilemmas, and choices that informed their research. Together we read and think critically about the epistemological assumptions behind methodology, the power of a method to enable or limit particular kinds of knowledge, and the ethics of socially engaged scholarship. Each student develops a viable research proposal on a subject of their own choosing, while learning how to be more intentional, creative, and ethical in their own research and writing choices. |