210024 UE BAK4.2 Quantitative Methods of Empirical Social Research (2014W)
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Students are asked to independently register for this seminar within the registration period at the beginning of the term. This is a compulsory prerequisite to attend this course. belated registration is NOT possible.Attendance of the first session is compulsory: Students, who miss the first session without an adequate excuse, are removed from the class list so that students from the wait list get the opportunity to sign up for this course.
Registration/Deregistration
Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Fr 12.09.2014 08:00 to We 24.09.2014 22:00
- Registration is open from Fr 26.09.2014 08:00 to We 01.10.2014 22:00
- Deregistration possible until Sa 01.11.2014 00:00
Details
max. 40 participants
Language: English
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Classes
This seminar is held weekly between 11am-1pm on Thursday starting on 9 October 2014.
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Aims, contents and method of the course
This seminar introduces statistical data analysis using Stata. It is a hands-on course in using quantiative methods in political science. The participation in Markus Wagner's lecutre "BAK 4.2: VO Quantitative Methoden der empirischen Sozialforschung" (210012) is strongly recommended.
Assessment and permitted materials
Successful completion of the course requires:- Attendance (10 %)- Completion of 4 assignments (je 10 %)- Research paper (50 %)The course cannnot be passed by submitting the research paper only.Attendance is compulsory. Students may miss a maximum of 2 sessions. If students miss more than two session, the course cannot be successfully completed. Note that students who frequently show up late or leave early risk to be recorded as missing.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
The aim of the seminar is to introduce basic knowledge and skills in computer-assisted data analysis using Stata as well as the application of simple quantitative methods. Please note that the course is held in English!
Examination topics
The course is planned as a hands-on seminar with short theoretical introduction of the main concepts and hands-on exercises. Students are asked to complete weekly assignments and to submit a short research paper.
Reading list
A reading list will be provided in the first session.
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