Anthropological Project Design
Course content
Anthropological Project Design prepares students for carrying out an anthropological project in the third semester. Through the development of their own projects, students are taught how to create a project design, how to identify anthropological problems they can pursue in their project, how to combine theory and methodology in their design, and how to apply ethnographic methods in practice. The course emphasises the importance of gaining knowledge of the regional context and thematic issues for delimiting a project proposal. Moreover, students are trained in ethnographic methods, field note taking, and in handling the ethical and practical challenges of their project.
Mandatory MA course 2. Semester
Credit students and Exchange students cannot sign up for this course.
Knowledge
- To demonstrate knowledge of a broad regional and thematic field as a context for the project design
- To have an overview of relevant literature
Skills
- To independently formulate a precise research problem and operationalise it in research questions
- To elaborate a project design that enables the acquisition of ethnographic material to answer the research questions
- To prepare an analytical framework for the planned project
Competences
- To make analytical choices in light of a state of the art review of the literature within the field
- To take responsibility for creating, organizing, and planning a project that can be carried out in collaboration with interlocutors and/or co-researchers
- To make methodological choices in light of a research problem and to critically evaluate such choices
- To critically discuss ethical and practical challenges in the project.
Class instruction, workshops, and student presentations. The
course focuses on the craft of writing a project proposal and on
the development of students' projects. Throughout the semester
students hand in draft elements of their project design. Class
instruction is sometimes in the form of workshops where both the
lecturer and fellow students provide feedback on these drafts. Some
classes include practical exercises.
Supervision:
Each student is placed in a supervision group. Two supervision
meetings are held, unless the supervisor and students agree to
split the time differently. The total time frame is 2 x 45 minutes
per group. Students in a group do not necessarily share thematic
and theoretical interests.
For the sake of the students' safety, we cannot approve projects to countries to which the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark has advised against travelling. See the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' travel advisories (Rejsevejledninger), which are posted in Danish here: http://um.dk/da/rejse-og-ophold/rejse-til-udlandet/rejsevejledninger/.
Feedback is provided during the workshops that form part of the course. Peer-to-peer feedback is facilitated by the teacher.
- ECTS
- 15 ECTS
- Type of assessment
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Written assignment, exam period
- Type of assessment details
- The exam paper must be submitted as an individual exam paper,
unless the fieldwork is also planned as a group examination.
Length: min. 18,000 and max. 22,000 characters for an individual paper. Appendix length: max. 5,000 characters (regardless of group size). For group papers, min. 4,500 and max. 5,500 characters per additional group member. The synopsis must be submitted individually, unless plans are to carry out group fieldwork. Formal requirements for written assignments: https://kunet.ku.dk/study/anthropology-ma/Pages/Topic.aspx?topic=Writtentake-homeassignment&topicId=265ca0b2-9132-4e58-b45e-a5a4243593fe#265ca0b2-9132-4e58-b45e-a5a4243593fe
For groups writing together it must be clearly indicated which parts of the assignment each of the students has written - Exam registration requirements
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N/A
- Aid
- All aids allowed
Policy on the Use of Generative AI Software and Large Language Models in Exams
The Department of Anthropology allows the use of generative AI software and large language models (AI/LLMs), such as ChatGPT, in written exams, provided that the use of AI/LLMs is disclosed and specified (i.e., how it was used and for what purpose) in an appendix that does not count towards the page limit of the exam.
If AI/LLMs are used as source, the same requirements apply for using quotation marks and source referencing as with all other sources. Otherwise, it will be a case of plagiarism.
- Marking scale
- 7-point grading scale
- Censorship form
- No external censorship
- Re-exam
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1st re-exam: A new synopsis must be submitted. The new assignment must be submitted by the deadline for the re-exam.
2nd re-exam: A new synopsis must be submitted. The new assignment is submitted during the next exam period.
For more information about the course see www.kurser.ku.dk.
Criteria for exam assessment
See Learning Outcome
- Category
- Hours
- Class Instruction
- 52
- Preparation
- 110
- Project work
- 102
- Exam
- 150
- English
- 414
Kursusinformation
- Language
- English
- Course number
- AANK16012U
- ECTS
- 15 ECTS
- Programme level
- Full Degree Master
- Duration
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1 semester
- Placement
- Spring
- Schedulegroup
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See timetable
- Studyboard
- Department of Anthropology, Study Council
Contracting department
- Department of Anthropology
Contracting faculty
- Faculty of Social Sciences
Course Coordinator
- Samantha Dawn Breslin (16-7c6a766a777d716a376b7b6e7c757277496a777d717b7837747e376d74)
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