EPISTEMOLOGY AND METHODOLOGY OF RESEARCH - 2F

Felice ADDEO EPISTEMOLOGY AND METHODOLOGY OF RESEARCH - 2F

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DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL AND COMMUNICATION SCIENCES
P.H.D. COURSE
SCIENCES AND CULTURES OF THE HUMAN. SOCIETY, EDUCATION, POLITICS AND COMMUNICATION
2022/2023

YEAR OF COURSE 2
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2021
AUTUMN SEMESTER
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
12LESSONS
Objectives
EDUCATIONAL AIMS
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: LEARNING THE EPISTEMOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS OF SOCIAL RESEARCH;

APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: BEING ABLE TO CREATE AND DEVELOP A RESEARCH DESIGN;

MAKING JUDGEMENT: BEING ABLE TO DRAW UP A CRITICAL ASSESSMENT OF THE METHODOLOGICAL CHOICES MADE IN CARRYING OUT EMPIRICAL RESEARCH.

COMMUNICATION: LEARNING HOW TO WRITE A METICULOUS AND WELL-DOCUMENTED RESEARCH PAPER; AVOIDING COMMON MISTAKES AND DETECTING DISTORTED AND CAPTIOUS USES IN COMMUNICATING RESULTS OF RESEARCHES CONDUCTED BOTH WITH STANDARD (QUANTITATIVE) AND NON STANDARD (QUALITATIVE) APPROACHES;

LIFELONG LEARNING SKILLS: ACQUIRING METHODOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS IN ORDER TO PERFORM CORRECTLY AND CRITICALLY ADVANCED DATA AND TEXTUAL COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS TECHNIQUE, AVOIDING TOO NAÏVE INTERPRETATIONS OF TABLES, GRAPHS AND RESEARCH REPORTS.
Prerequisites
BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF MAIN SOCIAL RESEARCH EPISTEMOLOGICAL POSITIONS.
Contents
EPISTEMOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS OF SOCIAL RESEARCH.


FROM THEORY TO RESEARCH: QUANTITATIVE (STANDARD), QUALITATIVE (NON-STANDARD), MIXED METHODS AND DIGITAL METHODS.
Teaching Methods
LECTURES (ACADEMIC TAUGHT LESSONS) AND PRACTICE SESSIONS ON COURSE TOPICS. PRACTICE SESSIONS RESULTS ARE NOT TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT IN THE FINAL EXAMINATION.
Verification of learning
THE EXAM WILL CONSIST OF SOLVING AND DISCUSSING PROBLEMS RELATED TO SOCIAL RESEARCH DESIGN.
Texts
ADDEO, F., D’AURIA V. (2022). GOING DIGITAL: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH METHODOLOGY. DOI:10.4018/978-1-7998-8473-6.CH003. PP.24-41. IN HANDBOOK OF RESEARCH ON ADVANCED RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES FOR A DIGITAL SOCIETY. IN ADVANCES IN KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION, TRANSFER AND MANAGEMENT BOOK SERIES - ISSN:2326-7607.


A. MARRADI, METODOLOGIA DELLE SCIENZE SOCIALI, IL MULINO, BOLOGNA, 2007. CHAPTERS 1, 2, 3, 4.
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