Course Code: CHS401
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Synopsis

CHS401 introduces students to the fundamental tools and approaches of research in Chinese Studies. It surveys the history of Chinese Studies as an intellectual discipline and supports a critical engagement with influential works from that discipline. Familiarising students with the major methodological approaches to research design, data collection, data mining, textual analysis and criticism, argument formation and literature review, this course will also focus on the analysis of different kinds of research materials and primary sources, as well as assess the challenges and opportunities when adopting these methods in the field of Chinese studies. These methods are not exhaustive in any sense; they will be shaped by students' individual research needs.
Level: 4
Credit Units: 5
Presentation Pattern: EVERY JAN

Topics

  • Introduction: Research on China
  • Research Matters
  • Designing a Research Project
  • Literature Review
  • Finding Sources
  • Survey Research
  • Qualitative Methods
  • Ethnographic Methods
  • Corpus and Data Analysis
  • Textual Analysis and Criticism
  • Ethics
  • Presentation of research in written and oral form

Learning Outcome

  • 辨析中文研究中的主要议题、问题及研究方法
  • 验证中文史料的相关性和有效性
  • 探讨不同研究方法的适用性
  • 检视中文研究中的研究方法
  • 编列已有的研究成果与资源，以解决具体的实际研究问题
  • 针对所选研究课题，建议适宜的研究方法与策略
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