As I start my university module of Doing Social Research, I feel as if it could be the first module to challenge me in a different way to most of the other modules I have studied. Most of my assessments have been writing essays and studying for exams or making presentations, and therefore my main method of research has been through reading books, journals and similar sources. I have had little experience in any other form of research, and in this module I hope to learn more about other forms of research and how to best use them. I expect this module will help me learn more about researching, and hopefully help me in researching my dissertation, as well as allowing me to experience other forms of assessment such as blogging and making an academic poster, which I have never done before.
Through studying my degree subject of Human Rights I have become more aware of topics and become more interested in, as well as learning more about certain topics which I have a strong interest in and would enjoy researching. The main area that interests me is researching the treatment of, and inequality for women, I also have an interest in human rights abuses and researching countries suffering from poverty and war.
I currently feel slightly unsure about this module as I haven't done anything similar, nor do I know much about researching, the terminology used or social research as a topic, however I hope I can learn more and gain some skills. I do believe I will enjoy this module, especially the blogging aspect as it is a more relaxed and creative means of learning, and I hope through blogging I can become more aware of academic and informative content within blogs.
