Methods and techniques of research I

lopes1350  2023-2024  Louvain-la-Neuve

Methods and techniques of research I
6.00 credits
30.0 h + 10.0 h
Q2

  This learning unit is not open to incoming exchange students!

Teacher(s)
Bourguignon David; Brolis Olivier; Guyot Jean-Luc;
Language
French
Main themes


 
1.    The importance of methodological discussion and construction for economic and social politics analysis;
2.    Command of basic statistics notions and concepts;
3.    Contribution of descriptive statistics within the framework of a research work;
4.    Exercise on practical cases: interpretation of statistics charts, description and construction of variables, chronological series presentations, data gathering techniques, etc.
Learning outcomes

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

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This class has a twofold objective. First, it aims at drawing the students' attention to the importance of a research methodology in order to complete analysis in economic and social politics. Second, it intends to support the acquisition of a fundamental know-how as regards (collection of and analysis?) descriptive statistics' basic data for the economic and social politics field. At the end of this class, the student will be able to
1.    initiate the construction of a methodological plan;
2.    call up relevant the descriptive statistics tools
3.    make use of relevant tools such as index, chronological series, inferential tests (types of relationships between different types of variables), correlations, multivariate analysis, in order to produce accurate analysis
 
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