• reviewed various approaches to studying a real-life case and ascertained their potentialities and limitations in answering the set question
   
• considered the ways differently positioned organisations approach researching and developing solutions/initiatives to a real-life issue – the constraints and possibilities they must work within and what impact this has on how they can ask a question, how they can study an issue and the kinds of ‘solutions’ they can propose
   
• read some literature on the future world of work and through hearing outside speakers, students will be able to link what the literature argues to the real-life experiences of professionals
   

Skills:
 

• able to articulate why a sociological approach to understanding, researching and developing solutions to real life cases can be so generative
   
• worked collaboratively within a group and across groups to research and develop ideas for tackling a large social issue collectively
   
• undertaken research on a real-life case study – being able to justify the approach taken
   
• written a summary of their case study findings suited to the template developed between the course leader and external partner
   
• able to assess information given by the external partner on the case study they are involved in, and determine what further information is needed
   
• present the findings of their case study research to a larger audience – verbally and in writing

Competencies:
 

• work collaboratively within a group to develop a research timeline that fits the requirements of the task, while also coordinating across groups to ensure the various elements of the larger case study can be brought together in time
   
• interpret and translate research findings into an accessible format that fits the template requirements agreed with the external partner.