Women's Studies (WMST) 200
Feminist Research and Women's Lives (Revision 1)
WMST 200 closed effective September 1, 2010. Replaced by WGST 200.
Opened in Moodle November 3, 2008.
Delivery Mode:Individualized study online.
Credits:3
Area of Study:Social Science
Prerequisite:None.
Precluded Course:WMST 444. (WMST 200 may not be taken for credit if credit has already been obtained for WMST 444.)
Centre:Centre for Work and Community Studies
WMST 200 has a Challenge for Credit option.
Overview
WMST 200 offers the opportunity for students to begin feminist research, and it provides suggestions for assessing the research of others. A range of approaches, methodologies and methods will be examined. Students will have a chance to consider ethical dilemmas, the researcher-participant relationship and some of the problems associated with feminist collaboration in research projects. Students will go through the research process step by step, defining their research question, choosing their methods and then conducting their own study.
Outline
Unit 1: What is Feminist Research?
Unit 2: What is Collaborative Feminist Research?
Unit 3: Sexist and Non-Sexist Research
Unit 4: Research Questions and Ethical Research
Unit 5: Searching for Literature and Refining the Research Question
Unit 6: Collecting Data
Unit 7: Feminist Research Experiences
Unit 8: Analyzing Data
Unit 9: Presenting and Evaluating Feminist Research
Evaluation
To receive credit for WMST 200, you must achieve a course composite grade of at least "D"(50 percent). The weighting of the composite grade is as follows:
| Oral Review | Research Question and Annotated Bibliography | Choosing Research Methods | Research Report | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15% | 20% | 25% | 40% | 100% |
To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University's online Calendar.
Course Materials
Textbooks
Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women. (2006). Intersectional feminist frameworks: An emerging vision. Ottawa, ON: CRIAW/ICREF. (booklet)
Eichler, M. (1991). Nonsexist research methods: A practical guide. New York: Routledge, Chapman, & Hall.
Kirby. S., Greaves, L., & Reid, C. (2006). Experience research social change: Methods beyond the mainstream (2nd ed.). Toronto: Broadview Press.
Kirsch, G. E. (1999). Ethical dilemmas in feminist research: The politics of location, interpretation, and publication. Albany: State University of New York Press.
Other Materials
The course materials include a reading file. All other materials are available online.
Athabasca University reserves the right to amend course outlines occasionally and without notice. Courses offered by other delivery methods may vary from their individualized-study counterparts.
Opened in Revision 1, November 3, 2008.
Last updated by SAS 10/19/2010 10:01:42
