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.
4 credits
30.0 h + 10.0 h
Q1
Teacher(s)
Rousseau Anne;
Language
French
Main themes
a) The methodological approach will focus on the construction of an issue in relation to a research topic.
b) The course will help students to identify the main statistical sources of economic and social data and the processing of quantitative data (an introduction to descriptive statistical analysis: measuring concentration and dispersal, chronological series, the constitution of simple and complex indexes, and the presentation and com-prehension of data (e.g. tables, graphs and histograms)). Training also opens the way for an analysis of regres-sion and correlation, and is an introduction to the calculation of probability and theories of sampling.
c) Research techniques incorporate the processing of observation data and qualitative surveys, historical criti-cism and documentary analysis, and statistical analyses.
Aims
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
| 1 | a) To present the various methodological stages of a process of research in social sciences, and of their linkage. b) To introduce students to research techniques in social sciences, and to the conditions and limitations of their validity and relevance. |
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”.
Bibliography
Ouvrage de référence: Raymond Quivy et Luc Van Campenhoudt, Manuel de recherche en sciences sociales, Dunod, Paris, 1995
Faculty or entity
TRAV
