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Computer in Social Surveys - course description

General information
Course name Computer in Social Surveys
Course ID 0613-WP-PED-Kbs
Faculty Faculty of Social Sciences
Field of study WNS - oferta ERASMUS / Pedagogy
Education profile -
Level of studies First-cycle Erasmus programme
Beginning semester winter term 2018/2019
Head faculty Faculty of Social Sciences
Course information
ECTS credits to win 5
Course type obligatory
Teaching language english
Author of syllabus
  • dr Elżbieta Kołodziejska
Classes forms
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
Class 30 2 - - Credit with grade

Aim of the course

Using computer and software application in educational research, data computation; analyze and interpretation the result of an empirical study;

Prerequisites

Computer literacy.

Scope

The online bibliographic database. Research tools building: questionnaires surveys, on-line forms. On-line surveys.

Worksheet as a simple tool for analysis of data from quantitative research: data collecting and loading; calculations; function and formulas; frequencies distribution; cross tables; graphical data presentation (graphs).

Research report preparation. Presenting the results.

Teaching methods

Workshops

Learning outcomes and methods of theirs verification

Outcome description Outcome symbols Methods of verification The class form

Assignment conditions

Learning outcomes are verified by checking tasks done by students and by the written test. The assessment is performed in accordance with the point grading scale. Information about the number of points will be given to a student at the begining of a semester.

Recommended reading

Babbie E. The Practice of Social Research, 2001

Excel for data analysis, http://www.n-r-c.com/excelhandbook.pdf

Further reading

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 Zapotoczna (last modification: 11-04-2018 16:59)