GS2321: PM Seminar #1

The following instructions are posted on GUL (https://gul.gu.se/public/courseId/41279/lang-sv/publicShowMessage.do?id=480580):

Purpose of the PM seminars:
During the three PM seminars, students discuss methodological and design problems and questions in relation to their individual research design task. Each student shall work continuously on their PM during the course. The idea behind these seminars is for the students to have the opportunity to think and work through their research design in relation to the course content on methodology and methods throughout the course in preparation for the writing of their master thesis.

Individual preparation for the seminar:
The students shall think about their research interests (and passions!) and formulate the basic idea of their proposed research project for their Master's thesis. They should come prepared to the seminar with at least an A4 page in which they formulate their research area (preferably based on a limited, preliminary literature review), research problem (preferably based on a limited, preliminary literature review) and some possible research question(s) (feel free to formulate more than one!).

During the seminar, each student should be prepared to give a short (maximum 5 minutes) presentation of her or his proposed research area, research problem and possible research questions, and to comment/give feedback on the presentations made by the other students in the seminar group (see GUL for information on seminar groups).

Furthermore, during the seminar each student is expected to be able to discuss how her or his research problem and/or research questions could be approached through participant observation, ethnographic analysis, in-depth interviews and/or semi-structured interviews.

Organization of the seminar:
There will be 8 seminar groups of which 1, 2, 4 and 6 meet 08 – 10 and group 3, 5, 7 and 8 meet 10 – 12 (please refer to GUL to see which seminar group you should participate in and which group room you should be in). The discussions in each seminar group will be lead by a seminar leader (a PhD-student or a lecturer).

GOOD LUCK!