Бакалавриат 2026/2027

Методология и методы социологического исследования - 2

Статус: Курс обязательный (Социология и социальная информатика)

Кто читает: Департамент социологии

Где читается: Санкт-Петербургская школа социальных наук

Когда читается: 2-й курс, 1, 2 модуль

Охват аудитории: для всех кампусов НИУ ВШЭ

Преподаватели: Дымова Полина Максимовна, Иванов Дмитрий Владимирович, Мацкевич Мария Георгиевна

Язык: английский

Кредиты: 4

Контактные часы: 42

Course Syllabus

Abstract

The discipline "Methodology and Methods of Sociological Research" aims at systematization of main ideas about the specifics of sociological research design, methods and procedures of collecting information in social research, including the types of empirical sociological research and the research program content. The content of this discipline lays the foundation for more complex and specialized disciplines related to the research process, collection, analysis and interpretation of information.

Learning Objectives

• To expand the basic knowledge of the 1-year methodology course on the methodology of sociological research, sociological research methods. To continue practicing and development of sociological research skills

Expected Learning Outcomes

• Be able to formulate research question and choose appropriate methodology
• Know the ethical requirements and limitations for different research methods
• Know the main stages of a research
• Understand the basic idea and the differences between main research methods: survey, anthropological/ biographical study, online research etc.
• To learn basic reserach methods of data collection
• To develop online survey forms
• to make dinstinctions between probability and non-probability sampling in online methods
• to develop limitations for online sruveys
• To develop research ethics principles with AI agents in doing research
• To apply the HSE rules for declaring AI usage

Course Contents

• Planning and designing case studies
• Quantitative vs. Qualitative methods
• Ethical Issues in a Case Study
• Interview and Questionnaire Design
• Content Analysis
• Survey in a quantitative study
• Secondary Data Analysis
• Online methods of data collection
• Ethical issues in interaction with generative AI

Assessment Elements

• Tests
  10-items tests to choose one correct answer among 2-5 alternatives. Completing offline in class
• Exam
  40-items test to choose one correct answer among 2-5 alternatives
• Activities in class
• Home assignments
• Research program
  Developing research proposal for a given research problem

Interim Assessment

• 2026/2027 2nd module
  0.1 * Home assignments + 0.25 * Research program + 0.25 * Exam + 0.05 * Tests + 0.3 * Activities in class

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

• 9788132222149 - Hegde, Dinesh S. - Essays on Research Methodology - 2015 - Springer - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=1001250 - nlebk - 1001250
• Amarilis Borja-Herrera, & Gregory Naranjo-Vaca. (2018). The quality of higher education, challenges for the fulfillment of the objectives and goals of the 2030 Agenda. Maestro y Sociedad, (3), 420. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsdoj&AN=edsdoj.02238e298f064ea3960e35cd22f81755
• Blasius, J., & Thiessen, V. (2012). Assessing the Quality of Survey Data. SAGE Publications Ltd.
• Krippendorff, K. (DE-588)136072429, (DE-576)161833357. (2004). Content analysis : an introduction to its methodology / Klaus Krippendorff. Thousand Oaks, Calif. [u.a.]: Sage. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edswao&AN=edswao.110340264
• Rugg, G., & Petre, M. (2007). A Gentle Guide to Research Methods. Maidenhead: McGraw-Hill Education. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=234246
• Saris, W. E. (2014). Design, Evaluation, and Analysis of Questionnaires for Survey Research (Vol. Second Edition). Hoboken: Wiley. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=691292

Recommended Additional Bibliography

• Методы социологического исследования : Учеб. пособие, Девятко, И. Ф., 2009
• Основы построения выборки для социологических исследований, Чуриков, А. В., 2020

Authors

• Matskevich Mariia Georgievna
• IVANOV DMITRII VLADIMIROVICH
• DYMOVA POLINA MAKSIMOVNA