1. SylabUZ
2. Faculty of Social Sciences
3. winter term 2021/2022
4. WNS - oferta ERASMUS / Sociology - Second-cycle Erasmus programme
5. Empirical Foundations of Sociology

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Empirical Foundations of Sociology - course description

Aim of the course

To acquaint students with the mains methods and techniques of sociological research. To prepare students to a fieldwork.

Prerequisites

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No special prerequisites

Scope

1. Different sources of information in social research.
2. Qualitative and quantitative research methods.
3. Questionnaires in social research.
4. Rules of constructing questionnaires. Most common mistakes in preparing questionnaires.
5. Observation and types of observation.
6. Interviews. Types of interviews.
7. Focus group interview.
8. Preparing a draft version of a Project using the mentioned above methods.
9. Field work tasks and discussing the results.

Teaching methods

Some classes will be a discussion of critical and analytical terms and methods of sociology.

Material is presented by demonstrating - teaching through examples and case studies description.

Small groups discussion.

Learning outcomes and methods of theirs verification

Outcome description	Outcome symbols	Methods of verification	The class form

Assignment conditions

Individual assessment based on active participation during the course.

Small group project report plus presentation and defense of the project report.

Recommended reading

1.       Babbie E., Basic of the social research. Chapman University, Wadswarth 2009.

2.       Ryman A., Social Research Methods. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001.

3.       Gerring J., Social Science Methodology, Cambridge 2001.

4.       Clough P., Nutbrown C., A Student's Guide to Methodology, London 2007.

Further reading

1.       Silverman D., Interpreting Qualitative Data. Methods for Analysing Talk, Text and Interaction, Thousand Oaks, London 2001.

2.       Silverman D., Doing Qualitative Research, Thousand Oaks, London 2000.

Notes

*The subject can be run every semester, in case there is not enough persons to make a group there will be individual class run during instructor hours.

Modified by dr Magdalena Pokrzyńska (last modification: 15-04-2021 19:17)