SylabUZ
Course name | Methodology of Social Sciences |
Course ID | 14.0-WP-SOCDA-MNS |
Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences |
Field of study | Sociology |
Education profile | academic |
Level of studies | Second-cycle studies leading to MS degree |
Beginning semester | winter term 2022/2023 |
Semester | 1 |
ECTS credits to win | 3 |
Course type | obligatory |
Teaching language | english |
Author of syllabus |
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The class form | Hours per semester (full-time) | Hours per week (full-time) | Hours per semester (part-time) | Hours per week (part-time) | Form of assignment |
Lecture | 15 | 1 | - | - | Credit with grade |
Class | 15 | 1 | - | - | Credit with grade |
To acquaint students with science, with basic methodological concepts, specifics of social research, the process of development of various ways of scientific cognition and the ideal of scientific knowledge; principles of quantitative and qualitative research; mastering skills of planning students’ own scientific research, selecting research paradigm adequate for the research aim, skills for selecting or constructing research tools.
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Lectures:
Classes
Lecture with multimedia presentation; classes on analysis of various sociological concepts definitions, formulation of hypotheses, prepare a research plan and research tools, work with text, discussion, the use of mobile education methods in the form of simulation games, e-learning, blended learning
Outcome description | Outcome symbols | Methods of verification | The class form |
Conditions for passing the lecture:
Credit for the grade in the form of written colloquium.
Conditions for passing the exercises:
Preparation of the research process project on a selected topic. Compliance with the topic, correct work structure, language, reliability, independence of the work, appropriate selection of the literature of the subject. The evaluation of the exercises will be the grade of the prepared project
The final grade in the subject is the arithmetic mean of grades from the classes and the lecture.
Babbie E., The practice of social research.
Terre Blanche M. T., Terre Blanche M. J. T., Durrheim K., Painter D., Research in Practice: Applied Methods for the Social Sciences, Juta and Company Ltd, 2006.
Payne G., & Payne J., Key concepts in social research. Sage, 2004.
Davidson J., Evaluation Methodology Basics. Sage Publications, 2005.
Creswell J. W., Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches, 4th Edition 4th Edition.
Martin W. E., Bridgmon K. D., Quantitative and Statistical Research Methods: From Hypothesis to Results 1st Edition.
O′Dwyer L., Bernauer J. A., Quantitative Research for the Qualitative Researcher 1st Edition.
Mis B. A., Quantitative Research: An Introduction Paperback – August 26, 2012.
Wimmer R. D., Dominick J. R., Mass Media Research: An Introduction (10th Edition), Wadsworth, Cengage Learning: Boston MA, 2006.
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Modified by dr Tomasz Kołodziej (last modification: 15-04-2022 12:50)