Note from June 29, 2020
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
3 credits
15.0 h + 10.0 h
Q1
Teacher(s)
Rizzi Ester Lucia;
Language
French
Main themes
The course LDEMO2650 presents and compare the main European social surveys and pools used to measure public opinion: their aims, topics, types of variables, results and other characteristics (sample design, mode of questionnaire administration, questionnaire tests, and sample nonresponse).
To better understand surveys characteristics, data will be analysed by focusing on a specific socio-demographic topic (for example, women work conditions, intentions to have a child, intergenerational ties, etc.) and by conducting some explorative analyses.
To better understand surveys characteristics, data will be analysed by focusing on a specific socio-demographic topic (for example, women work conditions, intentions to have a child, intergenerational ties, etc.) and by conducting some explorative analyses.
Aims
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
| 1. | choose the most appropriate EU survey to answer a specific research question ; |
| 2. | harmonize socio-economic variables of different surveys ; |
| 3. | conduct exploratory comparative analysis with EU surveys and to interpret results ; |
| 4. | evaluate the quality of survey data. |
The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Content
[1] The European Surveys System: diffusion and data protection
[2] Main characteristics of European cross-sectional surveys and opinion polls (ESS, EVS, HBS, Health Survey, Eurobarometer)
[3] Main characteristics of European longitudinal and panel surveys (GGP, EU-SILC, SOEP, SHP)
[4] Published results with European surveys
[5] Harmonized socio-economic variables
[6] Comparability of European and non-European surveys
[7] Evaluation of the quality of data and adjustments for sample nonresponse (some notions)
[2] Main characteristics of European cross-sectional surveys and opinion polls (ESS, EVS, HBS, Health Survey, Eurobarometer)
[3] Main characteristics of European longitudinal and panel surveys (GGP, EU-SILC, SOEP, SHP)
[4] Published results with European surveys
[5] Harmonized socio-economic variables
[6] Comparability of European and non-European surveys
[7] Evaluation of the quality of data and adjustments for sample nonresponse (some notions)
Teaching methods
- Lectures
- Assignments
- Presentations by experts
- Assignments
- Presentations by experts
Evaluation methods
The evaluation is based on assignments during the course (50%) and a final dissertation (50%)
Other information
Program proposing this course: Master [120] en sciences de la population et du développement
The basic knowledge of the statistical software Stata is recommended.
Faculty or entity
PSAD
