Babbie, E. (2006). The Practice of Social Research. 11th Edition. London: Thomson-Wadsworth.

Gant, K. and Rowley, J. (no date) Participatory Appraisal: Practitioner's Pack, Participatory Training.
Available @ http://creativematerials.co.uk/uploads/file/PApractitionerpack_WEB.pdf

Hall, I. and Hall, D. (2004) Evaluation and Social Research: introducing small-scale practice. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.

This module incorporates four inter-related learning strategies. The day long workshops will be used for the consideration of core issues and key tools relating to participatory research and project management. Workshops will include mini lectures, group discussion, videos and practical learning. The tutorials will allow discussion of the individual research students are undertaking to prepare their assessment and support for any study skills the tutor and student identify. The independent study will allow reading around selected topics, the development of individual responses to the reading and the preparation for the assessment. The Blackboard site will be utilised to support student learning with electronic resources and discussion facilities.

This module will provide students with participatory research and project management skills aimed at both academic research projects and projects in the community. The module will begin with a consideration of the ethics appropriate to participatory social research, and develop skills in a number of participatory research tools. These will then be considered in light of the methods of social research, providing students with a consideration of methods that will be useful in the research for their dissertation. The second half of the module will focus on project cycle management, using participatory methods and relating it to both practical and academic work.

Internet, where you will find relevant web-sites.
Library, where you will find relevant textbooks, journals, and audio-visual materials.
Blackboard

1. Assessment 1: (Participatory): 20% [Learning Outcomes 3,4,6]

2. Assessment 2: Oral Exam (semi-structured interview): 20% [Learning Outcomes 1,2,6]

3. Assessment 3: Qualtrix survey: 20% [Learning Outcomes 5, 6]

4. Essay 3000 words, 40% [Learning Outcomes 1-6]