Social Sciences Methodology

Course Information
TitleΜεθοδολογία των Κοινωνικών Επιστημών / Social Sciences Methodology
CodeΔΙΥ11
FacultySocial and Economic Sciences
SchoolPolitical Sciences
Cycle / Level2nd / Postgraduate
Teaching PeriodSpring
CoordinatorGeorgia Panagiotidou
CommonNo
StatusActive
Course ID600017075

Programme of Study: Joint MA in Governance-Regional Development

Registered students: 10
OrientationAttendance TypeSemesterYearECTS
KORMOSCompulsory Course1110

Class Information
Academic Year2023 – 2024
Class PeriodWinter
Instructors from Other Categories
Class ID
600244022
Course Type 2021
Specific Foundation
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
Language of Instruction
  • Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Recognize the basic principles of epistemology and methods in socio-scientific research in social research To get acquainted with Scientific & Cognitive issues Be able to prepare Archival research Be able to produce research from Primary and Secondary Sources Be able to document and critique sources Be able to write scientific paper Apply the principles of methodology in their study To methodologically organize the assignments that will be called to prepare To conduct quantitative and qualitative research Conduct field research Conduct a case study Apply the SWOT method Apply PEST analysis To construct a questionnaire Collect and analyze data Apply descriptive statistics Analyze cross-tabulation tables Apply Chi-Square Test of Independence
General Competences
  • Apply knowledge in practice
  • Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
  • Make decisions
  • Work autonomously
  • Work in teams
  • Work in an interdisciplinary team
  • 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)
The course aims to familiarize them with the research methods they will need during their studies, especially when writing their papers and completing their dissertation. The first part of the course attempts to summarize key issues in the epistemology of the social sciences and to present in a comprehensible way the basic methods of quantitative, qualitative, field research and case study. Thus, it is possible to cover a significant range of methodological problems in the social sciences. Also, students come in contact with the challenges and methodological orientations and gain sufficient knowledge of the field of social research as a whole. SPECIFIC ISSUES Principles and methods in socio-scientific research Methodology of Qualitative and Quantitative Research SWOT method PEST analysis Implementation of a questionnaire Fieldwork Data analysis Descriptive statistics Cross-tabulation tables Chi-Square Test of Independence Scientific & Cognitive Issues, Archival Research, Primary and Secondary Sources, Documentation and Critique of Sources Writing a scientific paper Experimental designs, Focus Groups, Delphi Advantages and disadvantages of using the internet for conducting survey research Regression, Bi-variate correlation, multivariate analysis (cluster analysis, multiple correspondence analysis, etc.)
Keywords
METHODOLOGY, QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH, QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH, CASE STUDY, FIELD RESEARCH
Educational Material Types
  • Slide presentations
  • Multimedia
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
  • Use of ICT in Course Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures401.5
Laboratory Work501.8
Fieldwork250.9
Reading Assigment501.8
Project
Written assigments802.9
Total2458.9
Student Assessment
Description
The evaluation of students takes place in Greek (except foreign Erasmus students) through (a) a written assignment at the end of the course, (b) public presentations by the students during seminars, and (c) an oral examination in the middle of the semester (exam combining formative and deductive functions).
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
  • Oral Exams (Formative, Summative)
  • Performance / Staging (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
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Snell, (1997) Introduction to Probability, American Mathematical Society. Javeau, C. (1996) Η έρευνα µε ερωτηματολόγιο, Tυπωθήτω. King, G. (1997). A solution to the ecological inference problem: Reconstructing individual behavior from aggregate data. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press. King, G., Tanner, M. A., & Rosen, O. (2004). Ecological inference: New methodological strategies. Cambridge ; New York: Cambridge University Press. Norusis, (2005) Οδηγός ανάλυσης δεδομένων µε το SPSS, Κλειδάριθµος. Paulos, J.Α. (1996) A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper, Turtleback Books-Demco Media. Sue, V. M., & Ritter, L. A. (2012). Conducting online surveys. Sage. Thousand Oaks, CA, USA Αγγελής, E. και Γ. Mπλέρης (2003) Διακριτά μαθηματικά, Tζιόλα,. Καλαµατιανού, A. (2003) Κοινωνική στατιστική, Aθήνα, Παπαζήσης, 2003. Καραπιστόλης, Δ. (2001) Ανάλυση δεδομένων και έρευνα αγοράς, Ανικούλας. Μπαγιάτης, Κ., Μωϋσιάδης, Χ., Τσάντας, Ν., Χατζηπαντελής, Θ. 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22-12-2022