AANK12013U Anthropological Analysis

Volume 2013/2014
Content

The purpose of the course is to equip students with the ability to establish
a correlation between theory and empirical data. This course will also focus on the writing process and the students' analysis of data collated during their fieldwork. For this purpose, different stages of anthropological analysis will be outlined. Students will work together in groups on a series of practical exercises, in which different methods of organising and defining data are tested and discussed.

Learning Outcome

During the course's compulsory exercises, students must demonstrate that
they are capable of:
• handling extensive empirical material and analysing their own data
• coding, classifying and organising the collated material
• evaluating possible perspectives on the material and clarifying its
analytical potential
• converting ethnographic material into text.

Students must also fulfil the Department of Anthropology's form and language requirements (see the curriculum 4.3.2 for more about form and
language requirements).

Literature

Approx. 700 pages obligatory literature, including 300 pages of field
notes, 200 pages compulsory literature and 200 pages of literature of the
student's own choice.

Students must have been awarded a passing grade on their Field Report
before they can register for Anthropological Analysis.
Lectures, group work and practical exercises
  • Category
  • Hours
  • Course Preparation
  • 135
  • Exam
  • 112
  • Exercises
  • 7
  • Lectures
  • 21
  • Total
  • 275
Credit
7,5 ECTS
Type of assessment
Course participation
The course is passed by active participation, including active participation
in all of the weekly practical exercises, in which the students apply
different analytical tools to their own fieldwork material. This normally
involves an assignment of 2–3 pages each week or every second week.
The assignment is sent to the teacher and all the class participants, and is
integrated into the teaching.
Aid
All aids allowed
Marking scale
passed/not passed
Censorship form
No external censorship
Re-exam
The course is passed by active participation. If the course is not passed,
the course must be taken again. If the course is not passed a second time,
the course must be taken again.
Criteria for exam assesment
See description of learning outcome. Formalities for Written Works must be fulfilled, read more: MSc Students
Credit
10 ECTS
Type of assessment
Course participation
The course is passed by active participation, including active participation
in all of the weekly practical exercises, in which the students apply
different analytical tools to their own fieldwork material. This normally
involves an assignment of 2–3 pages each week or every second week.
The assignment is sent to the teacher and all the class participants, and is
integrated into the teaching.
Aid
All aids allowed
Marking scale
passed/not passed
Censorship form
No external censorship
Re-exam
The course is passed by active participation. If the course is not passed,
the course must be taken again. If the course is not passed a second time,
the course must be taken again.
Criteria for exam assesment
See description of learning outcome. Formalities for Written Works must be fulfilled, read more: MSc Students