Universität Wien

400003 SE SE Methods for Doctoral Candidates (2012S)

Text Analysis

Continuous assessment of course work

wtl. MO ab 19.03. 17.30-19.00 Uhr

Ort: NIG, Kursraum A, Erdgeschoss, Stiege I, rechts, Universitätsstraße 7, 1010 Wien

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).

Details

max. 15 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes

Currently no class schedule is known.

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The course aims at MA and PhD students of all social sciences who use text (media content, parliamentary material, diaries etc.) as empirical basis for their thesis. The course provides an introduction to different forms of text analysis, pointing to their strengths and weaknesses and aims at conveying the means to implement them, including basic software skills. The course covers both quantitative and interpretive methods, focusing on the question of how to integrate them into a coherent research design

Assessment and permitted materials

Active participation, assignments, short presentation and essay

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Knowledge of different methods of text analysis
Epistemologically reflected implementation of methods
Finding an analytical strategy consistent with research objectives
Basic software skills (Atlas.ti)

Examination topics

Single and team work during units, assignments, and a presentation at the end of the semester

Reading list

Wird in der ersten Lehrveranstaltungseinheit bekannt gegeben.
Will be discussed in the course's first unit.a

Association in the course directory

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