Quantitative Research Methods

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Course ID:	2100-NS-D-D1MBIL
Erasmus code / ISCED:	14.0 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0310) Social and behavioural sciences, not further defined The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	Quantitative Research Methods
Name in Polish:	Metody badań ilościowych
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Political Science and International Studies
Course groups:
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	(not available) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	Polish
Prerequisites (description):	The course of quantitative research methods takes place in a mixed form, combining lecture, seminar and workshops. Classes are conducted in the winter semester. The course aims to familiarize students with the elements of the quantitative research methodology necessary to conduct an independent research for academic purposes.
Short description:	The aim of the course is to provide PhD students with systematized knowledge on quantitative methods in social sciences, with particular emphasis on requirements, limitations and research needs for the needs of political science
Full description:	The specific learning objectives include the following range of knowledge and skills: • assimilation of basic knowledge related to quantitative research by the participants of the course; • understanding the basic concepts used in the quantum research universe; • knowledge of the main methods and techniques of quantitative research; • knowledge about the possibilities and limitations, advantages and disadvantages of quantitative research; • to develop the ability to assess the adequacy of the use of different varieties of quantitative research; • the ability to assess key methodological aspects and formal quantitative research as a project manager, ordering a quantitative study or analyzing empirical data from a quantitative study; • shaping and developing your own research workshop.
Bibliography:	D. Mider, Badania neurobiologiczne w naukach społecznych – obietnica zrozumienia natury ludzkiej? [w:] Jakość życia w badaniach młodych naukowców, E. Mucha-Szajek (red. nauk.), Wydawnictwo Wyższej Szkoły Handlu i Usług, Poznań 2014, ISBN: 9788361449218, s. 129-150. D. Mider, Polacy wobec przemocy politycznej. Studium postaw i ocen moralnych, praca niepublikowana, fragmenty dostępne u prowadzącego. D. Mider, A. Marcinkowska, Analiza danych ilościowych dla politologów. Praktyczne wprowadzenie z wykorzystaniem programu GNU PSPP, ACAD, Warszawa 2013, odpowiednie rozdziały. D. Mider, A. Marcinkowska, Analiza danych ilościowych dla politologów. Praktyczne wprowadzenie z wykorzystaniem programu GNU PSPP, ACAD, Warszawa 2013, 8.7. Nadawanie wag jednostkom analizy (ważenie danych), s. 146-149. D. Mider, Klasyfikacja i charakterystyka pytań kwestionariuszowych, materiał niepublikowany, dostępny u autora. D. Mider, Problem klasyfikacji metod badań społecznych w Internecie [w:] Cyberpolitologia. Badanie polityki w Internecie, D. Mider, A. Maksimowicz (red. nauk.), ACAD, Warszawa 2013, s. 21-56. D. Mider, Ewaluacja wybranych metod badań społecznych w Internecie [w:] Cyberpolitologia. Badanie polityki w Internecie, D. Mider, A. Maksimowicz (red. nauk.), ACAD, Warszawa 2013, s. 57-95. D. Mider, A. Marcinkowska, Analiza danych ilościowych dla politologów. Praktyczne wprowadzenie z wykorzystaniem programu GNU PSPP, ACAD, Warszawa 2013, Rozdział 1. Geneza i rozwój analizy danych ilościowych, s. 31-46; Rozdział 2. Analiza danych ilościowych jako część procesu badawczego, s. 47-56.
Learning outcomes:	KNOWLEDGE EK1 - knows the political science research directions and their relationships with research in other social sciences (W09). SKILLS EK2 - be able to use theoretical knowledge in the field of political science and related disciplines to analyze and interpret phenomena and processes in the area of policy (U03). EK3 - Can use basic theories and the use of methods and techniques for the diagnosis and prognosis of various phenomena in the policy area (U05). EK4 - be able to independently acquire knowledge and develop their professional skills, using different sources (native language) and advanced technology (ICT) (U08). EK5 - Has the ability to present their own ideas, justify them, and to confront the views of other students and various authors (U09). EK6 - has the ability to collect, hierarchies, information processing and creation of typical works written in Polish and foreign language on specific issues with the use of basic theoretical approaches and different sources (U11). COMPETENCES EK7 - has a need for further replenishment of knowledge and improve and expand skills (K07).
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	Students assessed on the basis of final papers, the degree of acquiring practical knowledge (empirical research project) is assessed
Practical placement:	None

This course is not currently offered.

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