METHODOLOGY OF RESEARCH I
| Title | ΜΕΘΟΔΟΛΟΓΙΑ ΕΡΕΥΝΑΣ Ι / METHODOLOGY OF RESEARCH I |
| Code | ΑΚΟ.001 |
| Interdepartmental Programme | DPMS PSychopaidagōgikī tīs Éntaxīs <<Éna Scholeío gia Ólous>> (2017-sīmera) |
| Collaborating Schools | Early Childhood Education Philosophy and Education Pre-school Education and Educational Design of the University of the Aegean |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Coordinator | Georgios Menexes |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 80002912 |
| Academic Year | 2018 – 2019 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Weekly Hours | 6 |
| Class ID | 600131766
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Course Type 2016-2020
- Background
- Scientific Area
- Skills Development
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600131766
- Other: http://users.auth.gr/gmenexes
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
General Prerequisites
Students should be familiar with the use of computers.
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will have:
1) Knowledge of the decisions that need to be made when designing and setting up scientific research (quantitativ or equalitative).
2) Practical skills for constructing questionnaires and designing a research.
3) Critical thinking skills relative to the significance and interpretation of the results of a research.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Adapt to new situations
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Work in an international context
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Generate new research ideas
- Design and manage projects
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Respect natural environment
- Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Scientific Research. Types of Research. Criteria for undertaking a research problem. Threats to external and internal validity of a research. Assessment criteria for a research. Sampling techniques. Sample size. Rules for constructing questionnaires. Organizing quantitative and qualitative research. Validity and reliability of measurement scales.
Keywords
Scientific Research, quantitative research, qualitative research, questionaire
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Multimedia
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Description
Powerpoint, video, email.
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 45 | ✓ | |||
| Reading Assigment | 21 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Tutorial | 21 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Project | 21 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Written assigments | 21 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Exams | 3 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Total | 132 |
Student Assessment
Description
100% Project.
Student Assessment methods
- Written Assignment (Summative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
1) Μενεξές, Γ. (2007). Μια Δομημένη Προσέγγιση στην Πολυμεταβλητή Στατιστική Ανάλυση Βιολογικών, Περιβαλλοντικών, Κοινωνικών και Οικονομικών Δεδομένων. Στο Φυσικοί Πόροι, Περιβάλλον και Ανάπτυξη (σσ. 519-534). Επιμέλεια: Γ. Αραμπατζής και Σ. Πολύζος. Θεσσαλονίκη: Εκδόσεις Τζιόλα.
2) Μενεξές, Γ. & Οικονόμου, Α. (2002). Σφάλματα και Παρανοήσεις στους Στατιστικούς Ελέγχους Υποθέσεων: Υπέρβαση μέσω της Ανάλυσης Δεδομένων. Τετράδια Ανάλυσης Δεδομένων-Data Analysis Bulletin, 2, 52-64.
Last Update
28-02-2020
