TCCS 620 Research in Transnational, Cultural, and Community Studies

Research is a crucial way to gain new insights and information, build on knowledge, confirm or disprove assertions, and find solutions to problems, Our focus in this class will be on research design for projects that aim to examine and understand the experiences of transnational and trans local communities of racialized groups. This course will provide a comprehensive introduction to research design drawing on mixed methods and multidisciplinary approaches. Students will learn how to develop research questions, integrate theoretical and methodological models from multiple disciplines, conduct literature reviews, design a research study and communicate ideas effectively to academic audiences. The course is designed to accompany the first semester of Transdisciplinary Research in Practice 1 (Trip). To the extent possible the weekly topics of this course will complement topics and activities of TRIP 1. As such, the course content is meant to support students¿ work on community-centered projects. The course takes a unique approach to training in research design, in line with the signature TCCS approach: engaged, transdisciplinary research that holistically bridges local and global levels of analysis.

3 Credit(s)