CODE | SOC5001 | ||||||||
TITLE | Assimilating and Appraising the Literature | ||||||||
UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||||
MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||||
ECTS CREDITS | 3 | ||||||||
DEPARTMENT | Sociology | ||||||||
DESCRIPTION | This component aims to develop the student’s skills at locating, reviewing, assimilating, and appraising the scholarly literature. The emphasis will be on: framing a specific field and staying focused on it; being up-to-date with the cutting-edge sociological literature, including the journals; achieving a critical reading of the literature; and writing a sustained synthesis of the various arguments at issue. |
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STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||
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LECTURER/S | Kay Polidano Godfrey Baldacchino Michael Briguglio Dylan Cassar Mark Anthony Falzon Gillian M. Martin Mario Vassallo |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2024/5. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |