Supplementary module in social science research design, methods and analysis
Knowledge:
Students should:
- have an advanced understanding of social theory.
- have in-depth knowledge about the theory and methodologies of social sciences
- have advanced knowledge about how to design and plan social research
- have thorough knowledge about the relationship between concepts, theories, hypotheses and models in social science
- Have a broad knowledge about different types of social analyses
Skills:
Students should:
- be able to critically analyse existing theories, methods and interpretations within social sciences
- be able to assess and choose relevant research strategies and methods for a given research question
- be able to design and plan a research project.
- be able to perform different forms of social analyses
Competences:
Students should:
- be able to critically analyse ethical dilemmas in social science and research
- be able to choose and to perform relevant ways to analyse a given set of empirical data
- be able to theoretically justify methodological and analytic choices
- be able to discuss empirical findings in relation to relevant theory
- be able to communicate advanced theory and theoretical arguments orally as well as in writing
Lectures and seminars
Practical exercises with mandatory submissions
Mandatory assignments (passed/not passed). Three papers/deliveries. Individually or in groups. The students need to have passed all three mandatory assingments in order to be able to present themselves for the Individual home examination.
-Home examination: Invididually, over two weeks, (marks A-F) 15-20 pages text.
Overlap refers to a similarity between courses with the same content. Therefore, you will receive the following reduction in credits if you have taken the courses listed below:
SO313S - Social Science Analysis - 10 credits
ME311S - Qualitative and Quantitative Methods II - 10 credits
ME321S - Qualitative and Quantitative Methods II - 10 credits