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Methods of Social Research

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Course ID:	3401-PRPS1-2MBSd
Erasmus code / ISCED:	14.2 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. / (0314) Sociology and cultural studies The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	Methods of Social Research
Name in Polish:	Metody badań społecznych
Organizational unit:	Institute of Social Prevention and Resocialisation
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
Type of course:	obligatory courses
Mode:	Classroom
Short description:	- The structure of a research process - Techniques of selecting phenomena for research - Classification of data collection techniques - Quantitative and qualitative techniques of data analysis - Description of selecting techniques of data collection
Full description:	- The structure of a research process - Techniques of selecting phenomena for research (random and non-random sampling) - Classification of data collection techniques - Quantitative and qualitative techniques of data analysis - Scheduled interviews, self-administration techniques (Polish General Social Survey) - Unstructured interviews (in-depth interview) and focus group interviews - Observational methods, in particular participant observation - Official documents as a source of statistical data - Qualitative and quantitative techniques for content analysis - Biographical method and narrative interview - Research ethics, law problems of research
Bibliography:	- Babbie E., Badania społeczne w praktyce, Warszawa 2003, PWN - Lutyński J., Metody badań społecznych. Wybrane zagadnienia, Łódź 1994, ŁTN - Silverman D., Prowadzenie badań jakościowych, PWN, Warszawa 2008 - M. Hammersley, P. Atkinson, Metody badań terenowych, Zysk i S-ka, Poznań 2000 - Podręcznik ankietera, red. Z. Sawiński, P.B. Sztabiński, F. Sztabiński, IFiS PAN, Warszawa 2000 - Poza granicami socjologii ankietowej, red. A. Sułek, K. Nowak, Wyd. UW, W-wa 1989 - F. Sztabiński, Ankieta pocztowa i wywiad kwestionariuszowy, IFiS PAN, Warszawa 2000 - K.Lutyńska, Wywiad kwestionariuszowy. Przygotowanie i sprawdzenie narzędzia badawczego, Ossolineum 1984 - Hasło: Obserwacja [w:] Encyklopedia Socjologii, Tom 3, Oficyna Naukowa, Warszawa 2000 - A. Sułek, Ogród metodologii socjologicznej, Wydawnictwo Naukowe Scholar, Warszawa 2002
Learning outcomes:	During the course, the student is expected to become familiar with different methods, techniques and types of analysis, which in future will enable him/her to: - use the work of other researchers in a critical way - design and conduct his/her own research
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	Examination

Classes in period "Summer semester 2023/24" (in progress)

Time span:	2024-02-19 - 2024-06-16	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Navigate to timetable MO TU WYK CW W CW TH FR
Type of class:	Classes, 30 hours, 34 places more information Lecture, 30 hours, 34 places more information
Coordinators:	Aneta Ostaszewska
Group instructors:	Aneta Ostaszewska
Students list:	(inaccessible to you)
Examination:	Course - Examination Classes - No assessment Lecture - Examination

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