For some topics, guests will be invited who have a experience with a specific method or techniques. Making choices means accepting restrictions, and by opting for certain approaches we avoid some pitfalls but may create others. An awareness of our research strategies and choices is of help to clarify thoughts, plans, and research design. Discussions about methods may, moreover, have implications for theory. The 'workmanship' aspect implies that throughout the course the focus will be practical rather than epistemological or otherwise bombastic.
Active participation is required.