Бакалавриат
2021/2022
Методология и методы социологического исследования
Статус:
Курс обязательный (Социология и социальная информатика)
Направление:
39.03.01. Социология
Кто читает:
Департамент социологии
Где читается:
Санкт-Петербургская школа социальных наук
Когда читается:
2-й курс, 1, 2 модуль
Формат изучения:
без онлайн-курса
Охват аудитории:
для своего кампуса
Язык:
английский
Кредиты:
5
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.
- Understand the basic idea and the differences between main research methods: survey, anthropological/ biographical study, online research etc
- Be able to formulate a research question;
- Be able to formulate a research problem
- Be able to formulate a research hypothesis
- To learn basic reserach methods of data collection
Course Contents
- Theory and Research
- Planning and designing case studies
- Ethical Issues in a Case Study
- Interview and Questionnaire Design
- Content Analysis
- Methods of data collection
- Observation
- Survey in a quantitative study
- Quantitative vs. Qualitative methods
- Focus Group Method
- Secondary Data Analysis
- Research hypothesis
- Research question
- Research Problem
Assessment Elements
- Activities in class
- Home tasksIn case of the lack of class participation during the class, additional essays may be assigned in order to test the understanding of the topic. The grade for the essay will be included into home tasks grade.
- Tests
- Exam 1 yearAs your exam, you'll receive a set of 3-5 questions. You need to answer two of them in a written form. Each question will raise a methodological problem. We expect you to express your own ideas and attitudes, that should be supported by examples and concepts from the course. Each submission will be checked for plagiarism. If any traces of plagiarism will be found, the submission will be graded with 0. If you are using ideas from other sources, you need to put a proper reference. Since there are two questions, you can get 5 points for each.
- Midterm exam
- Written summaries of the assigned readingsYou need to submit a written summary of each reading assignment. The summary should include all the definitions and classifications presented in the reading. The summary should not contain plagiarism
- Activities in class
- Home assignments
- Exam
Interim Assessment
- 2020/2021 3rd module0.3 * Activities in class + 0.3 * Exam 1 year + 0.1 * Home tasks + 0.2 * Tests + 0.1 * Written summaries of the assigned readings
- 2021/2022 2nd module0.2 * Activities in class + 0.4 * Exam + 0.4 * Home assignments
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
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- 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