Methodology in Social and Education Research |
Y25 -Methodology in Social and Education Research Tutor: Athanassios Katsis Semester: 2nd ECTS: 5 Short Description: The course aims at developing students’ skills regarding the process of an empirical study in the field of social sciences. More specifically, the course covers the concepts of literature review, research hypotheses/questions, sampling designs, developing a research instrument, quantitative and qualitative studies, descriptive statistics, validity and reliability and the use of SPSS. The students will be asked to develop and present their own empirical study. Aims: Upon completion of the course the student will be able to: Learning Outcomes:
Structure: 13 three-hour lectures and 13 three-hour labwork Assessment: Written assignment in which students will develop, conduct and present their own research results and findings. Bibliography: Creswell, J. (2011). Educational Research: Planning, Conducting, and Evaluating Quantitative and Qualitative Research, Athens: Ellin/Ion. |