2024/2025
Methodology and Methods of Social and Political Research II
Type:
Mago-Lego
When:
2 module
Open to:
students of all HSE University campuses
Instructors:
Dmitry Arkatov
Language:
English
ECTS credits:
3
Contact hours:
24
Course Syllabus
Abstract
The main goal of this course is to reinforce the skill of model thinking. Students will work through the theory – research design – analysis – interpretation of results nexus. They will learn how to formulate the right research questions and build appropriate conceptual models for different types and purposes of research, from academic to applied.
The course will also discuss how much trust can be placed in different kinds of data, what role they play in the production of scientific knowledge and in data-driven decision-making.