SOSC 3700 6.0 Urban Analysis
F/W 2009-2010
Class Schedule—Fall Term
Pre-Fieldwork
| 10 Sept |
Introduction
Flowerdew and Martin, Ch. 1, “Introduction”.
Hoggart et.al. “Glossary” pp. 207-212. |
| 17 Sept |
Part 1: Approaches to the City
Boudreau et.al., Ch. 1 “Canada Urbana: Perspectives of urban research”
Hubbard, Ch. 1 “Urban Theory, modern and postmodern”
Part 2: Developing Research Ideas
Flowerdew and Martin, Ch. 2 “ Philosophies underlying h.g. research”
Kitchin and Tate, Ch. 1 “Thinking about research”
Hoggart, et.al., Ch. 1 “Method and methodology in human geography” |
| 24 Sept |
Library visit. (one hour) |
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Approaches to the City
Boudreau et. al., chs. 2-12.
Hubbard, Ch. 12 “Urban Theory, modern and postmodern” |
| 01 Oct |
Part 1: Choosing a Research Topic
Flowerdew and Martin, Ch. 3, “Choosing a topic”.
Kitchin and Tate, Ch. 2 “Planning a research project” (pp. 28-34) |
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Part 2: Research Design
Kitchin and Tate, Ch. 2 “Planning a research project” (pp. 34-44)
Hoggart et.al., Ch.2 “Research design” |
| 08 Oct |
Part 1: What is a Literature Review?
Flowerdew and Martin, Ch. 4, “Finding previous work on the topic”
Please review the University of Toronto site and at least one more of the following sites:
http://www.utoronto.ca/writing/litrev.html (required)
http://library.ucsc.edu/ref/howto/literaturereview.html http://www.deakin.edu.au/library/findout/research/litrev.html http://www.lib.unimelb.edu.au/postgrad/litreview/home.html
http://www.gwu.edu/~litrev/ |
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Part 2: Research Ethics
Read the Faculty of Arts Research Ethics guidelines/procedure:
http://www.arts.yorku.ca/research_and_teaching/ethics_review_of_course_work/ |
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*** Article Critique due in class. |
| 15 Oct |
READING WEEK NO CLASS |
| 22 Oct |
Preparation for Buffalo fieldtrip (23rd – 25th October)
Boudreau et.al.(complete book should now have been read)
Readings on Buffalo. |
| 29 Oct |
Debriefing on Buffalo fieldtrip
***Fieldwork diary due in class |
Fieldwork—Research Techniques
| Quantitative Methods |
| 5 Nov |
Surveys and Sampling
Kitchin and Tate, Ch. 3 “Data generation for quantitative analysis” |
| 12 Nov |
Questionnaire Design
Flowerdew and Martin, Ch. 6 “Questionnaire design and sampling”
Kitchin and Tate, Ch. 3 “Data generation for quantitative analysis”
*Lottery to determine order of presentations |
| Quantitative Methods |
| 19 Nov |
Interviewing and focus groups
Flowerdew and Martin, Ch 7, “Tell me about….:using interviews as a research methodology”
Flowerdew and Martin, Ch. 8, “Focus groups”
Kitchin and Tate, Ch. 7, “Producing data for qualitative analysis” (pp. 211-219)
Hoggart et.al. Ch. 6 “Close encounters: interviews and focus groups” |
| 26 Nov |
Observation, Participant Observation
Flowerdew and Martin, Ch. 9 “’Participatory’ approaches and diagramming techniques”
Flowerdew and Martin, Ch. 10, “Participant observation”
Kitchin and Tate, Ch. 7, “Producing data for qualitative analysis” (pp. 219-225)
Hoggart et.al. Ch. 7 “Part of life: research as lived experience” |
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Archives, Documents and Images
Kitchin and Tate, Ch. 7, “Producing data for qualitative analysis” (pp. 225-228)
Cloke et.al., Ch. 3 “ Non-official sources” |
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Visit to Ontario archives on campus.
***Ethics forms to be completed in class |
| 03 Dec |
Presentations of research proposals (2 minutes each) |
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***Research proposal due in class NOTE: If you expect to conduct some or all of your fieldwork over the Christmas break, you must submit your proposal by 26 November in order that it can be marked, returned to you, and the ethics form completed prior to the break. |
Class Schedule—Winter Term
Post-Fieldwork—Analysis and Communication
| 07 Jan |
Clinic
*Come prepared to give an update on your progress
Quantitative Data Analysis I
Flowerdew and Martin, Ch. 11, “Analysing numerical spatial data” |
| 14 Jan |
Quantitative Data Analysis II
Flowerdew and Martin, Ch.12, “Analysing categorical data”
Flowerdew and Martin, Ch. 16, “GIS and spatial analysis” |
| 21 Jan |
Qualitative Data Analysis I
Flowerdew and Martin, Ch.13, “Analysing qualitative data”
Flowerdew and Martin, Ch.14, “Textual analysis: reading culture and context” |
| 28 Jan |
Qualitative Data Analysis II
Flowerdew and Martin, Ch.15, “Visual methodologies: what you see is not always what you get”
Kitchin and Tate, Ch. 8 “Analysing and interpreting qualitative data” |
| 04 Feb |
Writing Up: Drafting, Redrafting, Critiquing, Formatting
Flowerdew and Martin, Ch. 17, “Designing the report”
Flowerdew and Martin, Ch. 18, “Writing the report”
Flowerdew and Martin, Ch. 19, “Illustrating the report”
Kitchin and Tate, Ch. 10 “Writing up and dissemination”
See list of websites at end of course outline for style guides. |
| 11 Feb |
Presenting Your Research
Flowerdew and Martin, Ch. 20, “Conclusion”
Kitchin and Tate, Ch. 10, p. 288
*Lottery to determine order of presentations
***Draft paper due in class. |
| 18 Feb |
READING WEEK, NO CLASS |
| 25 Feb |
Clinic to discuss draft papers |
| 04 Mar |
NO CLASS |
| 11 Mar |
Student presentations |
| 18 Mar |
Student presentations |
| 25 Mar |
Student presentations |
| 1 April |
Student presentations
***Final paper due in class |
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