Instructors: Dr. Test Dozent; Dr. Kilian Seng
Event type:
Seminar
Org-unit: Studentische Forschung
Displayed in timetable as:
Emp. Sozialforschung
Hours per week:
3
Credits:
6,0
Location:
Campus der Zeppelin Universität
Language of instruction:
German
Min. | Max. participants:
5 | 120
Course content:
The course introduces methodological terms, research designs, sampling procedures and measurement. Qualitative interviews and surveys, observational studies and content analysis will be covered. Practical aspects as questionnaire design or problems of data collection like reactivity will be also addressed.
Educational objective:
The goal of the course is to illustrate the research process starting with the theoretical foundations and the necessary planning steps as well as the data collection.
Further information about the exams:
Exam (Midterm + Exam)
Admitted Aids:
none
Mandatory literature:
- Diekmann, Andreas (2010): Empirische Sozialforschung. Grundlagen, Methoden, Anwendungen. Reinbek: Hamburg.
- Porst, Rolf (2011): Fragebogen. Ein Arbeitsbuch. Wiesbaden: VS Verlag.
- King, Gary et al. (1994): Designing Social Inquiry. Scientific Inference in Qualitative Research. Princeton: Princeton University Press.
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