MARIA CARMELA CATONE | SOCIAL SCIENCE METHODOLOGY
MARIA CARMELA CATONE SOCIAL SCIENCE METHODOLOGY
cod. 0312300007
SOCIAL SCIENCE METHODOLOGY
| 0312300007 | |
| DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL AND SOCIAL STUDIES | |
| EQF6 | |
| SOCIOLOGY | |
| 2023/2024 |
| OBBLIGATORIO | |
| YEAR OF COURSE 1 | |
| YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2019 | |
| AUTUMN SEMESTER |
| SSD | CFU | HOURS | ACTIVITY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPS/07 | 9 | 72 | LESSONS |
| Objectives | |
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| THE COURSE AIMS TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH CONCEPTUAL, LINGUISTIC AND INSTRUMENTAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS IN SOCIAL SCIENCE METHODOLOGY. STARTING WITH A PRESENTATION OF THE MAIN EPISTEMOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES, THE AIM OF THE COURSE IS TO INTRODUCE THE THEORETICAL-METHODOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS AND THE MAIN OPERATIONAL TOOLS REQUIRED TO UNDERTAKE SOCIAL RESEARCH PATHS. KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: THE COURSE AIMS TO FOSTER IN THE STUDENT: AN UNDERSTANDING AND CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE EPISTEMOLOGICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES RAISED BY SOCIAL RESEARCH; THE ACQUISITION OF THE CONCEPTS AND METHODOLOGICAL VOCABULARY THAT CHARACTERISE THE PROCESSES OF CONSTRUCTING SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES. ABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: THE COURSE AIMS TO PROVIDE THE ACQUISITION OF METHODOLOGICAL SKILLS THAT WILL ALLOW STUDENTS TO KNOW HOW TO CONSCIOUSLY AND RIGOROUSLY PLAN THE SOCIAL INVESTIGATION PROCESS IN ITS VARIOUS ASPECTS. IN THIS SENSE, STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO TRANSLATE A GENERIC QUESTION ABOUT A SOCIAL PROBLEM PHENOMENON INTO A SPECIFIC RESEARCH QUESTION; TO CHOOSE THE TYPE OF RESEARCH PATHWAY (QUANTITATIVE OR QUALITATIVE); TO ARTICULATE THE VARIOUS ACTIVITIES THAT CHARACTERISE THE RESEARCH DESIGN; TO GUIDE THE LEARNER IN THE CHOICE OF THE MAIN INSTRUMENTS FOR COLLECTING AND ANALYSING DATA; TO READ AND INTERPRET THE RESULTS OF CLASSIC AND CONTEMPORARY SOCIOLOGICAL RESEARCH. |
| Prerequisites | |
|---|---|
| NONE |
| Contents | |
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| THE COURSE AIMS TO PROVIDE THE EPISTEMOLOGICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES AND IS FOCUSED ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE CONCEPTUAL AND EMPIRICAL DIMENSIONS THAT CHARACTERISE SOCIAL RESEARCH PROCESSES. THE COURSE IS MADE UP OF TWO PARTS: THE FIRST DEALS WITH THE CHARACTERISTICS OF SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE AND ITS ONTOLOGICAL, EPISTEMOLOGICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS. MORE SPECIFICALLY, THE FOLLOWING TOPICS WILL BE DEVELOPED: THE DEBATE AROUND METHOD IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES AND THE MAIN EPISTEMOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES; THE SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN COMMON SENSE KNOWLEDGE AND SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE; THE PROBLEM OF KNOWLEDGE BY ANALYSING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN REALITY, THOUGHT AND LANGUAGE; THE ELEMENTARY INSTRUMENTS OF KNOWLEDGE SUCH AS CONCEPTS, ASSERTIONS, EXPLANATIONS. THE SECOND PART FOCUSES ON METHODOLOGICAL CONCEPTS, PROCEDURES AND TOOLS FOR DESIGNING A SOCIAL RESEARCH PATH. THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE APPROACHES WILL BE EXPLORED. |
| Teaching Methods | |
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| THE COURSE IS STRUCTURED IN THE FORM OF FRONTAL LECTURES AND INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP PRACTICAL ACTIVITIES. DURING THE LECTURES THE THEORETICAL AND CONCEPTUAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE DISCIPLINE WILL BE PROVIDED. DURING THE PRACTICAL ACTIVITIES THE FOLLOWING ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE PROPOSED: LOGICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL REASONING ACTIVITIES; THE SOLVING OF METHODOLOGICAL PROBLEMS RELATING TO THE PROCESSES OF EMPIRICAL TRANSLATION OF THEORETICAL CONCEPTS; THE DESIGN OF EASY RESEARCH PROJECTS AIMED AT ANSWERING SOCIOLOGICAL QUESTIONS; THE READING AND CRITICAL DISCUSSION OF CLASSIC AND CONTEMPORARY SOCIOLOGICAL RESEARCH WORKS. THE LECTURER'S ORAL PRESENTATION OF THE CONTENTS WILL BE SUPPORTED BY THE USE OF INNOVATIVE DIGITAL RESOURCES (VIDEOS, INTERACTIVE CONCEPT MAPS, ETC.). |
| Verification of learning | |
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| ORAL EXAMINATION |
| Texts | |
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| 1. P. CORBETTA, LA RICERCA SOCIALE: METODOLOGIA E TECNICHE. I PARADIGMI DI RIFERIMENTO (VOL. 1) IL MULINO, BOLOGNA, 2015. 2. C. MERAVIGLIA, METODOLOGIA DELLE SCIENZE SOCIALI. UN’INTRODUZIONE, CAROCCI, ROMA, 2011 (4A RISTAMPA: 2017) 3.HANDOUTS, MATERIALS, ARTICLES PROVIDED BY THE LECTURER RECOMMENDED TEXTS FOR FURTHER STUDY: - CAMPELLI E., 1999, DA UN LUOGO COMUNE. INTRODUZIONE ALLA METODOLOGIA DELLE SCIENZE SOCIALI, CAROCCI. ROMA. -MARRADI A., 2007, METODOLOGIA DELLE SCIENZE SOCIALI, IL MULINO, BOLOGNA. |
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