Academic Year 2017/2018
- Docente: Maurizio Rossi
- Credits: 8
- SSD: SPS/07
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Science Of Lifelong Educational Processes (cod. 8780)
Course contents
Principles of Social Research. Survey Research Methods. Population, Units and Characters. Statistical Distributions. Mean Values. Variability Measures. Statistical Relationships. Statistical Inference.
Readings/Bibliography
1. Bailey K.D,
Metodi della ricerca sociale. Vol. IV - L'analisi e
l'interpretazione dei dati, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2006.
(only chapters 1 and 3).
2. Corbetta.
P,
La ricerca sociale: metodologia e tecniche. Vol. II - Le tecniche
quantitative, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2003 (chapter IV
excluded).
3. Corbetta.
P,
La ricerca sociale: metodologia e tecniche. Vol. IV - L'analisi dei
dati, Bologna, Il Mulino,
2003.
Teaching methods
Direct lessons and individual exercises.
Exercises aim to allow students to tackle with the statistical
analysis of quantitative data.
Lessons calendar:
Aula Informatica I (Via Filippo Re
6)
Assessment methods
Attending students: assessment and discussion of individual
tests produced during and at the end of the course and written
exam (5 closed and 3 open questions - time allowed: 60 minutes).
Non-attending students : a written
exam consisting of 10 closed and 7 open questions. Time
allowed: 90 minutes.
List of questions (open and closed) from which test questions will
be selected, here:
http://www.mauriziorossi.eu/guidaesami.htm
Test structure, here:
http://www.mauriziorossi.eu/guidaesami.htm
Assessment procedure, here:
http://www.mauriziorossi.eu/guidaesami.htm#Pv
Registration rules, here:
http://www.mauriziorossi.eu/dateinfo.htm#Iscr
Grade registration rules, here:
http://www.mauriziorossi.eu/dateinfo.htm#Verb
Exam calendar from october to september, here:
http://www.mauriziorossi.eu/dateinfo.htm#EsaReg
Teaching tools
Videoprojector,
PC.
Lesson material and notes,
here:
http://www.mauriziorossi.eu/matlezioni.htm
Links to further information
Office hours
See the website of Maurizio Rossi