166-089 Sociology Internship

Entry to this subject is by quota, with a maximum of 16 students enrolled at any one time. Students are advised to complete the Professional Skills Program offered by the Careers and Liaison Unit prior to undertaking this subject.

Students wishing to enrol in this subject must have completed a first-year Sociology subject in addition to 166-086 Qualitative Research Strategies and 166-081 Quantitative Social Research.

In this subject a student, under academic supervision from the sociology program, undertakes a sociological research project in an organisation outside the university, such as a trade union, social movement, women's organisation, welfare service provider, government or non-government organisation or business organisation. The project will be determined jointly by the student and the organisation concerned.

• be able to research through the competent use of the library and other information sources, and be able to define areas of inquiry and methods of research in the preparation of essays;

• be able to conceptualise theoretical problems, form judgements and arguments and communicate critically, creatively and theoretically through essay writing, tutorial discussion and presentations;

• be able to communicate knowledge intelligibly and economically through essay writing and tutorial discussion;

• be able to manage and organise workloads for recommended reading, the completion of reports and assignments;

• be able to participate in team work through involvement in syndicate groups and group discussions.

A written research proposal of 2000 words 25% (due early in semester) and a written research report of 6000 words 75% (due during the examination period).

• Y Wadsworth, Do it Yourself Social Research. 2nd ed, Allen and Unwin 1997.
• C Hakim, Research Design: Strategies and Choices in the Design of Social Research. Allen and Unwin 1987.
• T Sullivan, Applied Sociology: Research and Critical Thinking. Macmillan 1992.
• J Gubrium and D Silverman (eds), The Politics of Field Research: Sociology Beyond Enlightenment. Sage 1989.