Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Demonstrate awareness of different methods for researching ageing societies and the advantages and challenges in applying these
- Discuss contrasting viewpoints on selected contemporary issues in ageing societies and critically evaluate the evidence and arguments for them
- Use evidence in your argumentation and reference sources correctly
- Draw on concepts in Gerontology and understand how they are applied in research on social, health and economic issues affecting the lives of older people
- Locate relevant literature and published data
- Identify and discuss the methods, data, impact and ethical implications of researching substantive issues concerning ageing and older people
- Gain communication skills gained through the preparation of assessed coursework
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
| Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Teaching | 18 |
| Independent Study | 132 |
| Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
General Resources
Module resources available on BlackBoard. These include lecture PowerPoint slides, reading lists,coursework details, exercises, references and module updates. In addition, resources also include specially ordered texts located in the University library, and details of specialist websites.
Textbooks
Urbaniak, Anna; Anna Wanka (2024). Routledge international handbook of participatory approaches in ageing research. Abingdon: Routledge.
Bryman, Alan (2015). Social Research Methods. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Jamieson, A. and C.R. Victor (2002). Researching Ageing and Later Life.. Buckingham: Open University Press.
Denscombe, M. (2021). The Good Research Guide: For Small-Scale Social Research Projects. London: Open University Press, McGraw Hill.
Carmen García-Peña, Luis Miguel Gutiérrez Robledo, Mario Ulises Pérez-Zepeda (2018). Aging research: methodological issues. Cham: Springer.
Biggam, J. (2015). e-book: Succeeding with Your Master’s Dissertation: A Step-By-Step Handbook. Maidenhead: Open University Press.
Leontowitsch, M. (2012). Researching Later Life and Ageing: Expanding Qualitative Research Horizons. London: Palgrave (e-book).
Łuszczyńska, M. (2020). Researching Ageing: Methodological Challenges and Empirical Background. London: Routledge.
Weil, Joyce (2017). Research design in aging and social gerontology : quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods. New York: Routledge.
Bell, J. (2010). Doing Your Research Project: A Guide for First-Time Researchers in Education and Social Science. Buckingham: Open University Press.
Assessment
Assessment strategy
The assignment, worth 100%, consists of an individual research proposal which is presented as an oral presentation with PowerPoint slides, followed by questionsSummative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Individual Presentation | 100% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Individual Presentation | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External