2 - Oral assessment and presentation - 30

Coursework (individual) 

1 - Written assignment (including essay) - 70

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<ul><li>Introduction to philosophies of social science and associated research traditions  </li></ul>
<ul><li>Preliminary conceptual analysis of key terms (ontology, epistemology, methodology)  </li></ul>
<ul><li>The positivist tradition, its dissolution and the emergence of post-empiricism </li></ul>
<ul><li>The interpretative tradition and its various articulations </li></ul>
<ul><li>The critical tradition and the re-embedding of social science in public discourse </li></ul>

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Social Science in Question: Towards a Post-disciplinary Framework

 A History and Philosophy of the Social Sciences

 London: Open University Press

This is something of a companion to the Delanty and Styrdom collection (see above) 

Social Science

Science in a Free Society

Philosophy of Social Science: Towards Pragmatism

The Philosophy of Social Science: An Introduction

Open University Press

 This book comprises a number of brief extracts from major contributors to the philosophy of social science. It is expected that students will supplement the close reading of these extracts with reference to the source texts.  

  Philosophies of Social Science: The Classic and Contemporary Readings

An Introduction to the Philosophy of Methodology

The Foundations of Social Research

For and Against Method

The Philosophy of Social Science: New Perspectives

SMM826 - Philosophies of Social Science

SMM826-PRD1-PER-ALV1

SMM826

The course will be conducted as a seminar. In each session you are expected to come prepared to discuss and critique the assigned readings. In addition, there will be a strong emphasis on relating the readings to your knowledge of research within your field and to your research plans. This will involve reflecting on the relevance of the readings to the production of knowledge within the specialisms of management.

Philosophies of Social Science

Be aware of the basis and limitations of philosophies of science 

Values and attitudes

Assess and critique in/consistencies in the philosophical underpinnings of contributions to knowledge 

Skills

Be aware of the value basis and the associated ethical issues arising from the (more or less reflective and explicit) engagement of particular philosophies of science 

Understand the basic points of difference and debate between philosophies of social science  

Knowledge

Appreciate the basis of the diversity of social scientific methodologies 

Identify the (philosophical) assumptions that (more or less explicitly) inform practices of social scientific research and scholarship.  

Identify ontological and epistemological assumptions informing practices of knowledge production and claims.  

Debate the strengths and weaknesses of different philosophies of science  

Apply an understanding of philosophies of science when designing and developing research proposals 