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SOCIAL RESEARCH AND TERRITORIAL ANALYSIS LABORATORY

Giuseppe GIORDANO SOCIAL RESEARCH AND TERRITORIAL ANALYSIS LABORATORY

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DIPARTIMENTO DI SCIENZE POLITICHE, SOCIALI E DELLA COMUNICAZIONE
EQF7
SOCIOLOGY AND POLICY-MAKING FROM A TERRITORIAL PERSPECTIVE
2017/2018



OBBLIGATORIO
YEAR OF COURSE 2
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2011
PRIMO SEMESTRE
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
320LAB
GIUSEPPE GIORDANO T Curriculum
Objectives
STUDENTS WILL DEVELOP THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL SKILLS FOR THE DESIGN OF FIELD RESEARCH, THROUGH I) THE DEFINITION OF THE OBJECTIVE OF THE RESEARCH, II) THE CONSTRUCTION OF DATA COLLECTION TOOLS, III) THE DATABASE DEFINITION AND ITS SUBSEQUENT PROCESSING USING PROPER SOFTWARE, IV) SUBSTANTIVE INTERPRETATION OF THE RESULTS AND FINAL REPORTING OF THE RESEARCH WITH SLIDES AND MULTIMEDIA.
Prerequisites
THE LABORATORY ACTIVITIES ARE BASED ON THE THEORETICAL CONCEPTS LEARNED IN OTHER COURSES FOR WHICH IT IS ASSUMED KNOWLEDGE OR CONCOMITANT STUDY.
Contents
THE LABORATORY IS CHARACTERIZED BY A PECULIAR CONNOTATION TO PRACTICAL APPLICATION. STUDENTS WILL BE DIVIDED INTO HOMOGENEOUS GROUPS ACCORDING TO THE TERRITORIAL ORIGIN AND WILL BE ASSIGNED FIELD RESEARCH ON A TOPIC OF INTEREST AGREED WITH THE TEACHER. THE LABORATORY WORK INVOLVES THE USE OF STATISTICAL SOFTWARE XL-STAT OFFICE ENVIRONMENT FOR PC (2007) OR MAC (2004).

THE TECHNIQUES USED ARE THOSE OF MULTIDIMENSIONAL DATA ANALYSIS. IN THIS SENSE, THE LABORATORY IS THE NATURAL EXTENSION OF CORRESPONDING COURSES THAT PROVIDE THE THEORETICAL AND INTERPRETIVE TECHNIQUES USED IN THE LABORATORY.

THE TOPICS OF APPLIED RESEARCH, THE OBJECT OF ANALYSIS, MAY BE RELATED (BUT ARE NOT LIMITED) TO:

- ANALYSIS OF PUBLIC POLICIES
- YOUTHFUL CONDITIONS;
- DEMOGRAPHIC MOVEMENT;
- CHILD RISKS AND DISORDERS;
- OCCUPATIONAL RESOURCES;
- PROMOTION OF LOCAL PRODUCTS;
- TOURISM;
Teaching Methods
THEORETICAL LECTURES FOR LEARNING STATISTICAL SOFTWARE AND PRACTICE ON DATASETS AND CASE STUDIES CONDUCTED IN THE LABORATORY.
Verification of learning
RESEARCH REPORT EDITING, POWERPOINT PRESENTATION WITH CRITICAL DISCUSSION.
Texts
LECTURE NOTES, DATABASES, SOFTWARE AND MATERIALS PROVIDED BY THE TEACHER.
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