Methodology
Bart van Klink
Course Description
The course Legal Research Lab focuses on the question how the methods used in legal research have be justified. PhD students are asked to reflect on the methodological challenges in their research and how to deal with them. To begin with, they write a paper in which they reflect on some methodological issues in their research, concerning legal interpretation, selection of sources, key concepts, the normative framework and the relation with other disciplines (if applicable). Subsequently, a concept version will be discussed with the lecturer. After that, a final version is submitted. Preferably, this text can be included in the introduction of their thesis when the methods used have to be described and justified.
Study Characteristics
- Discipline: Research
- Type of education: Online
- Academic skill: Research
- Graduate School: RCH
- Start date: Self-paced (to be scheduled on an individual basis)
- End date: Self-paced
- Minimum number of students: N/A
- Maximum number of students: N/A
- Admission criteria: Targeted group: All PhD students but especially PhD candidates in their 3rd or 4th year
- Concluding assessment: N/A
- Assessment type: N/A
- With Certificate: N/A
- Schedule info: N/A
- Number of lessons: N/A
- Total course duration in hrs.: N/A
- Sign up period: N/A
- Anticipated hrs of study: N/A
- Available to: PhD students VU
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Course Description & Study Characteristics
Course Description
The course Legal Research Lab focuses on the question how the methods used in legal research have be justified. PhD students are asked to reflect on the methodological challenges in their research and how to deal with them. To begin with, they write a paper in which they reflect on some methodological issues in their research, concerning legal interpretation, selection of sources, key concepts, the normative framework and the relation with other disciplines (if applicable). Subsequently, a concept version will be discussed with the lecturer. After that, a final version is submitted. Preferably, this text can be included in the introduction of their thesis when the methods used have to be described and justified.
Study Characteristics
- Discipline: Research
- Type of education: Online
- Academic skill: Research
- Graduate School: RCH
- Start date: Self-paced (to be scheduled on an individual basis)
- End date: Self-paced
- Minimum number of students: N/A
- Maximum number of students: N/A
- Admission criteria: Targeted group: All PhD students but especially PhD candidates in their 3rd or 4th year
- Concluding assessment: N/A
- Assessment type: N/A
- With Certificate: N/A
- Schedule info: N/A
- Number of lessons: N/A
- Total course duration in hrs.: N/A
- Sign up period: N/A
- Anticipated hrs of study: N/A
- Available to: PhD students VU
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