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Social research methods

General data

Course ID:	3401-PR1-2MBSd
Erasmus code / ISCED:	14.2 The subject classification code consists of three to five digits, where the first three represent the classification of the discipline according to the Discipline code list applicable to the Socrates/Erasmus program, the fourth (usually 0) - possible further specification of discipline information, the fifth - the degree of subject determined based on the year of study for which the subject is intended. / (0314) Sociology and cultural studies The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	Social research methods
Name in Polish:	Metody badań społecznych
Organizational unit:	Institute of Social Prevention and Resocialisation
Course groups:	Courses in Institute of Social Prevention and Resocialization Obligatory courses - 2nd year, 1st cycle, Social Prevention and Resocialisation (weekday program)
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	5.00 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.
Language:	Polish
Type of course:	obligatory courses
Full description:	1. Introduction: methodology as a science. History of social research. The concept of paradigm. 2. The concepts of: objectives, purpose and subject of the study; research methods, techniques and tools. Types of research in social sciences. 3. The basic concepts of: research problems, variables, hypotheses, indicators. Scientific criteria in qualitative and quantitative research. Sampling. 4. Characteristics and stages of the research process. 5. Surveys. 6. Field research. 7. Interview. 8. Non-reactive research. 9. Experimental and sociometric research. 10. Online research. 11. Ethics in social research 12. Writing - research practice. 13. Summary and evaluation.
Bibliography:	(in Polish) Podstawowa: E. Babbie, Badania społeczne w praktyce, Warszawa 2004. Dodatkowa: M. Hammersley, P. Atkinson, Metody badań terenowych, Poznań 2000. P. Siuda (red.), Metody badań online, Bydgoszcz 2016.
Learning outcomes:	After completing the course student has knowledge of the basic concepts of methodology, methods, techniques and research tools; has the skills to prepare and implement basic quantitative and qualitative research. The student can discuss, communicate and work in a group.
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	The final grade of the course consists of the grade of the exercises (40%) and the grade of the written exam (40%) covering the basic issues discussed in the lectures (open test form): ATTENTION! Classes are compulsory. Attendance at lectures and exercises is one of the elements of the final grade (20%). Classes have the form of a workshop, they are devoted to individual issues discussed in lectures. The emphasis is on operationalization of concepts and construction of tools. Completion of classes is based on: read literature (admission), activity and preparation of a specific task on specific issues (group work or student’s independent work).

Classes in period "Summer semester 2024/25" (past)

Time span:	2025-02-17 - 2025-06-08	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Go to timetable MO TU CW WYK W CW TH FR
Type of class:	Classes, 30 hours, 40 places more information Lecture, 30 hours, 40 places more information
Coordinators:	Aneta Ostaszewska
Group instructors:	Aleksandra Gulińska, Helena Marzec-Gołąb, Aneta Ostaszewska
Students list:	(inaccessible to you)
Credit:	Course - Examination Classes - No assessment Lecture - Examination

Classes in period "Summer semester 2025/26" (in progress)

Time span:	2026-02-16 - 2026-06-07	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Go to timetable MO TU CW WYK W CW TH FR
Type of class:	Classes, 30 hours, 44 places more information Lecture, 30 hours, 44 places more information
Coordinators:	Aneta Ostaszewska
Group instructors:	Aneta Ostaszewska
Students list:	(inaccessible to you)
Credit:	Course - Examination Classes - No assessment Lecture - Examination

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