Sociologia | METHODS AND TECHNIQUES IN SOCIAL RESEARCH

cod. 0312300008

METHODS AND TECHNIQUES IN SOCIAL RESEARCH

	0312300008
	DIPARTIMENTO DI SCIENZE POLITICHE, SOCIALI E DELLA COMUNICAZIONE

	SOCIOLOGY
	2013/2014

PERCORSO COMUNE

	OBBLIGATORIO
	YEAR OF COURSE 2
	YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2011
	SECONDO SEMESTRE

TEACHING UNITS

	SSD	CFU	HOURS	ACTIVITY	TYPE OF ACTIVITY
	SPS/07	9	60	LESSONS	BASIC COMPULSORY SUBJECTS

PROFESSORS

MARIA GIUSEPPA SOCCORSA PACIFICO T Curriculum

	Objectives
	THE COURSE PROVIDES THE BASICS OF RESEARCH METHODS AND TECHNIQUES AIMED AT THE OBSERVATION, DESCRIPTION, EXPLANATION AND INTERPRETATION OF SOCIAL REALITY. PARTICULARLY, AIMS AT PROVIDING THE STUDENTS WITH KNOWLEDGE OF ISSUES RELATING TO TECHNICAL AND OPERATIONAL TOOLS, USEFUL FOR A RESEARCH PROCESS. BY THE END OF THE COURSE STUDENTS SHOULD ACQUIRE MASTERY OF: -ISSUES CONCERNING THE PROCESSES OF THE ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF SOCIAL PHENOMENA. -METHODS AND TECHNIQUES OF SURVEY -PROCEDURES AND TECHNIQUES PROCESSING AND ANALYZING DATA -THE QUALITY REQUIREMENTS OF A RESEARCH PROCESS -THE INTERPRETATION OF DATA AND WRITING UP OF A RESEARCH REPORT.

THE COURSE PROVIDES THE BASICS OF RESEARCH METHODS AND TECHNIQUES AIMED AT THE OBSERVATION, DESCRIPTION, EXPLANATION AND INTERPRETATION OF SOCIAL REALITY. PARTICULARLY, AIMS AT PROVIDING THE STUDENTS WITH KNOWLEDGE OF ISSUES RELATING TO TECHNICAL AND OPERATIONAL TOOLS, USEFUL FOR A RESEARCH PROCESS. BY THE END OF THE COURSE STUDENTS SHOULD ACQUIRE MASTERY OF:
-ISSUES CONCERNING THE PROCESSES OF THE ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF SOCIAL PHENOMENA.
-METHODS AND TECHNIQUES OF SURVEY
-PROCEDURES AND TECHNIQUES PROCESSING AND ANALYZING DATA
-THE QUALITY REQUIREMENTS OF A RESEARCH PROCESS
-THE INTERPRETATION OF DATA AND WRITING UP OF A RESEARCH REPORT.

	Prerequisites
	STUDENTS ATTEND THE COURSE AFTER HAVING PASSED EXAMS OF SOCIOLOGY, METHODOLOGY OF SOCIAL SCIENCE AND STATISTIC.

	Contents
	THE COURSE IS DIVIDED IN THREE MODULES. MODULE I - FROM THEORY TO RESEARCH PRACTICE: CONTEXTS AND WORKING STEPS. WE WILL FOCUS ON THE BASIC PRINCIPLES WITH RESPECT TO THE PRODUCTION OF KNOWLEDGE IN SOCIAL SCIENCES AND DIFFERENT STEPS OF A RESEARCH PROCESS. SPECIFICALLY, THE DEVELOPMENT OF CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK, THE FORMULATION OF A RESEARCH DESIGN. MODULE II - METHODS AND TECHNIQUES OF SURVEY. IT WILL DEAL WITH MATTERS CONCERNING THE OPERATING PROCEDURES THAT CHARACTERIZE THE CLASSIFICATION AND MEASUREMENT OF SOCIAL PHENOMENA, AND THE PRODUCTION AND DISSEMINATION OF DATA AND THEIR QUALITY. SPECIFICALLY: THE ANALYSIS OF THE SOURCES, THE SURVEY METHODS, THE CHOICE AND CONSTRUCTION OF SURVEY INSTRUMENTS, THE STRATEGY OF A SAMPLE DESIGN AND SAMPLING PROCEDURES. MODULE III - PROCEDURES AND TECHNIQUES PROCESSING AND ANALYSING DATA. WE WILL TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE PROCEDURES CONCERNING THE ARRANGEMENT AND PROCESSING OF DATA FOR ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF SOCIAL PHENOMENA. IN THE SPECIFIC, THE MANAGEMENT AND TREATMENT OF A DATA MATRIX; THE STATISTICAL MEASURES, THE TECHNIQUES OF UNIVARIATE AND BIVARIATE ANALYSIS ; AN INTRODUCTION TO MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; THE QUALITY REQUIREMENTS OF A RESEARCH PROCESS; THE INTERPRETATION OF FINDING AND WRITING UP OF A REPORT.

Contents

THE COURSE IS DIVIDED IN THREE MODULES.

MODULE I - FROM THEORY TO RESEARCH PRACTICE: CONTEXTS AND WORKING STEPS.
WE WILL FOCUS ON THE BASIC PRINCIPLES WITH RESPECT TO THE PRODUCTION OF KNOWLEDGE IN SOCIAL SCIENCES AND DIFFERENT STEPS OF A RESEARCH PROCESS. SPECIFICALLY, THE DEVELOPMENT OF CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK, THE FORMULATION OF A RESEARCH DESIGN.

MODULE II - METHODS AND TECHNIQUES OF SURVEY.
IT WILL DEAL WITH MATTERS CONCERNING THE OPERATING PROCEDURES THAT CHARACTERIZE THE CLASSIFICATION AND MEASUREMENT OF SOCIAL PHENOMENA, AND THE PRODUCTION AND DISSEMINATION OF DATA AND THEIR QUALITY. SPECIFICALLY: THE ANALYSIS OF THE SOURCES, THE SURVEY METHODS, THE CHOICE AND CONSTRUCTION OF SURVEY INSTRUMENTS, THE STRATEGY OF A SAMPLE DESIGN AND SAMPLING PROCEDURES.

MODULE III - PROCEDURES AND TECHNIQUES PROCESSING AND ANALYSING DATA.
WE WILL TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE PROCEDURES CONCERNING THE ARRANGEMENT AND PROCESSING OF DATA FOR ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF SOCIAL PHENOMENA. IN THE SPECIFIC, THE MANAGEMENT AND TREATMENT OF A DATA MATRIX; THE STATISTICAL MEASURES, THE TECHNIQUES OF UNIVARIATE AND BIVARIATE ANALYSIS ; AN INTRODUCTION TO MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; THE QUALITY REQUIREMENTS OF A RESEARCH PROCESS; THE INTERPRETATION OF FINDING AND WRITING UP OF A REPORT.

	Teaching Methods
	THE COURSE PROVIDES FRONTAL LESSONS, LABORATORY ACTIVITY AIMED TO USE SPSS SOFTWARE FOR QUANTITATIVE DATA ANALYSIS.

	Verification of learning
	THE COURSE PROVIDES A PRACTICAL TEST AND AN ORAL EXAMINATION.

	Texts
	(FOR STUDENTS ATTENDING THE COURSE) PACIFICO M., INTRODUZIONE ALLA METODOLOGIA E ALLE TECNICHE DELLA RICERCA SOCIALE, ED. KASTALIAMULTIMEDIA, 2004 COPPOLA L., GUIDA ALL’USO DEGLI STRUMENTI DELLA RICERCA, DISPENSA DIDATTICA DISTRIBUITA IN AULA (FOR STUDENTS NOT ATTENDING THE COURSE) PACIFICO M., INTRODUZIONE ALLA METODOLOGIA E ALLE TECNICHE DELLA RICERCA SOCIALE, ED. KASTALIAMULTIMEDIA, 2004 PINTALDI F., COME SI ANALIZZANO I DATI TERRITORIALI, MILANO, FRANCOANGELI, 2009 (CHAPTERS: 1, 2, 3 E 4)

Texts

(FOR STUDENTS ATTENDING THE COURSE)
PACIFICO M., INTRODUZIONE ALLA METODOLOGIA E ALLE TECNICHE DELLA RICERCA SOCIALE, ED. KASTALIAMULTIMEDIA, 2004
COPPOLA L., GUIDA ALL’USO DEGLI STRUMENTI DELLA RICERCA, DISPENSA DIDATTICA DISTRIBUITA IN AULA
(FOR STUDENTS NOT ATTENDING THE COURSE)
PACIFICO M., INTRODUZIONE ALLA METODOLOGIA E ALLE TECNICHE DELLA RICERCA SOCIALE, ED. KASTALIAMULTIMEDIA, 2004
PINTALDI F., COME SI ANALIZZANO I DATI TERRITORIALI, MILANO, FRANCOANGELI, 2009 (CHAPTERS: 1, 2, 3 E 4)

	More Information
	DURING THE LESSONS THERE WILL BE ORGANIZED THE WORKING GROUPS AIMED TO DO A RESEARCH PRACTICE. TO ENHANCE LEARNING WE SUGGEST TO FOLLOW COURSES AT THE LABORATORY OF DATA ANALYSIS AIMED TO LEARN TO USE THE SPSS SOFTWARE.

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