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METHODS AND TECHNIQUES IN SOCIAL RESEARCH

Paolo DIANA METHODS AND TECHNIQUES IN SOCIAL RESEARCH

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DIPARTIMENTO DI STUDI POLITICI E SOCIALI
EQF6
SOCIOLOGY
2018/2019



OBBLIGATORIO
YEAR OF COURSE 2
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2011
SECONDO SEMESTRE
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
960LESSONS
PAOLO DIANA T Curriculum
Objectives
EDUCATIONAL AIMS
TEACHING FACES AND DEVELOPS THE PHASES OF THE COLLECTION, INTERPRETATION AND EVALUATION OF THE INFORMATION OBJECT OF SOCIAL SCIENCES. ILLUSTRATE THE LOGIC OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, INCLUDING THE APPLICATION OF DIFFERENT EMPIRICAL RESEARCH DRAWINGS. DEVELOP THE SKILLS OF CRITICAL THOUGHT, USING TOGETHER OF LOGIC RULES AND CRITERIA FOR THE REALIZATION AND EVALUATION OF EMPIRICAL RESEARCH IN SOCIAL SCIENCES. IT IS ALSO FOCUSED ON THE TECHNIQUES FOR THE COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS OF THE QUANTITIES, ON THE MAIN METHODS OF PRESENTING THE RESULTS (GRAPHIC OR TABLE) AND THE DIFFERENT WRITING APPROACHES THAT CAN BE DURING THE DRAFTING OF A RESEARCH REPORT.

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
PURPOSE OF THE COURSE IS TO FAVOR THE UNDERSTANDING AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE COGNITIVE AND TECHNICAL INSTRUMENTS OF THE METHODOLOGICAL DISCIPLINE IN THE FUNCTION OF THE POSSIBLE EMPIRICAL RESEARCH PATHS THAT CAN DEVELOP TO THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL PHENOMENA.

ABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
TEACHING PROPOSES TO ENCOURAGE IN STUDENTS THE ACQUISITION OF KNOWLEDGE AND CAPACITY OF UNDERSTANDING METHODOLOGICAL THEMES AND, SUBSEQUENTLY, THE APPLICATION IN CRITICAL MANNER THE TECHNIQUES OF COLLECTION, ELABORATION AND ANALYSIS OF QUANTITATIVE DATA. IN PARTICULAR PROVIDES THE ABILITY TO ORGANIZE, PROCESS AND ANALYZE THE QUANTITATIVE DATA THROUGH THE MOST COMMON SOFTWARE AND DEVELOP THE ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE CLEARLY AND WITHOUT AMBIGUITY THE RESULTS ACHIEVED THROUGH THE CORRECT APPLICATION OF THE RESEARCH TOOLS TO SPECIALIST INTERLOCUTORS AND NON SPECIALISTS .
Prerequisites
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Contents
THE COURSE PROPOSES TO DRAW UP THE METHODS AND THE MAIN TECHNIQUES USED IN SOCIAL RESEARCH. IN PARTICULAR FROM THE CONCEPTUALIZATION PROCEDURES OF THE COGNITIVE OBJECTIVE, THE DIFFERENT PHASES OF THE DESIGN OF THE EMPIRICAL RESEARCH WILL BE TAKEN, WITH PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO THE TECHNIQUES FOR THE COLLECTION OF INFORMATION AND DATA ANALYSIS.
ELEMENTS OF THE METHODOLOGY OF SOCIAL RESEARCH: CONCEPTS, VARIABLES, INDICATORS, INDICES
DESIGN OF EMPIRICAL RESEARCH
COLLECTING TECHNIQUES: SAMPLE INVESTIGATION, FORMULATION OF QUESTIONS, ORGANIZATION AND METHOD OF DETECTION, SCALING TECHNIQUES
KNOWLEDGE AND USE OF STATISTICAL SOURCES
ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES: MONOVARY ANALYSIS (CXV MATRIX, FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTIONS, CENTRAL TREND MEASURES, VARIABILITY MEASUREMENTS, GRAPHIC REPRESENTATIONS, VARIABLES TRANSFORMATIONS); BIVARY ANALYSIS (RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN VARIABLES, CONTINGENCY TABLES, ANALYSIS OF THE VARIATION, REGRESSION AND CORRELATION).
THE EXAM CONSISTS OF THREE MODULES.
MODULE I - OPERATION OF A SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY: FROM CONCEPTS TO INDEXES (20 HOURS)
MODULE II - MAIN DATA COLLECTION TECHNIQUES IN THE QUANTITATIVE APPROACH (20 HOURS)
MODULE III - ANALYSIS OF QUANTITATIVE DATA: MONO-VARIATE AND BI-VARIATA
Teaching Methods

FRONTAL LESSONS, EXERCISES, ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT WITH SUPPORT OF INFORMATION PACKAGES DEDICATED TO SOCIAL RESEARCH
Verification of learning

TEACHING DOES NOT PREVENT INTERVIEW TESTS.
THE EVALUATION WILL BE ASSIGNED TO A WRITTEN TEST DIVIDED IN QUESTIONS TO CLOSED ANSWER AND ANSWERS TO OPEN ANSWER. THE TEST WILL LAST DURATION OF 1 HOUR AND 30 MINUTES.
THE VOTE IS IN 30.
Texts
1) CORBETTA P. (2003), "LA RICERCA SOCIALE: METODOLOGIA E TECNICHE. VOLUME II. LE TECNICHE QUANTITATIVE", BOLOGNA, IL MULINO, 2003 (CAPITOLI 1, 3, 4, 5, 6).
2) CORBETTA P. "LA RICERCA SOCIALE: METODOLOGIA E TECNICHE. VOLUME IV. L'ANALISI DEI DATI", BOLOGNA, IL MULINO, 2003 (CAPITOLI 2 E 3).
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