Universität Wien

230032 UE Methods of Empirical Social Research (2022W)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 23 - Soziologie
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung

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Details

max. 30 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch

Lehrende

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

Update 02.11.2022: no unit on 16th Nov.!

  • Mittwoch 12.10. 09:45 - 13:00 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 1, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
  • Mittwoch 19.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 1, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
  • Mittwoch 09.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 1, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
  • Mittwoch 23.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 1, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
  • Mittwoch 30.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 1, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
  • Mittwoch 07.12. 11:30 - 13:00 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 1, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
  • Mittwoch 14.12. 11:30 - 13:00 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 1, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
  • Mittwoch 11.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 1, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
  • Mittwoch 18.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 1, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
  • Mittwoch 25.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 1, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock

Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

The course offers a general introduction to social sciences methodology. The main objectives are: to be able to properly define the social phenomenon under investigation, to know and understand the difference between various methodological approaches in the social sciences, to familiarize with the main data collection techniques and research operations, to be able to understand and read results from empirical social science research.
The main topics concern the research design, the construction of data collection and performance of basic data analysis. Attention will be devoted to differences between quantitative and qualitative approaches.

The language of the course is English.

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

Students have to respect the deadlines agreed for each task. If the student does not perform in one of the tasks according to the deadline, the course is considered failed. Attendance at the sessions is expected (80%), if a student misses more than two sessions, the course is considered failed

Important Grading Information:
The provision of all partial tasks is a prerequisite for a positive assessment, if not explicitly noted otherwise.All students who received a place in the course are assessed if they have not deregistered from the course in due time or if they have not credibly shown an important reason for their failure to deregister after the cause for this reason does no longer applyStudents who credibly show an important reason (e.g. a longer illness) for the withdrawal from a course with continuous assessment are not assessed.Whether this exception applies is decided by the lecturer. The request for deregistration must be submitted immediately.If any requirement of the course has been fulfilled by fraudulent means, be it for example by cheating at an exam, plagiarizing parts of a written assignment or by faking signatures on an attendance sheet, the student's participation in the course will be discontinued, the entire course will be graded as "not assessed" and recorded accordingly.You can find these and other provisions in the study law: https://satzung.univie.ac.at/studienrecht/. In case you have received three negative assessments of a continuously assessed course and want to register for a fourth attempt, please make sure to contact the StudiesServiceUnit Sociology. (for more information see "third attempt for continuously assessed courses" https://soziologie.univie.ac.at/info/pruefungen/#c56313) The plagiarism-detection service (Turnitin in Moodle) can be used in course of the grading.

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

The final grade is based on all the following tasks:
- Active participation (10%)
- Writing assignment I (30%)
- Writing assignment II (30%)
- Research presentation (30%).

Prüfungsstoff

Literatur

Recommended: Lawrence Neuman (2014/2020), Social Research Methods: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches, 7th or 8th edition.
Other material will be indicated during the course.

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

in 505: BA M1 Einführung in die empirische Sozialforschung

Letzte Änderung: Mi 02.11.2022 15:09