- Docente: Aldo Paparo
- Credits: 8
- SSD: SPS/07
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
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Corso:
Second cycle degree programme (LM) in
Politics Administration and Organization (cod. 9085)
Also valid for Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Local and Global Development (cod. 9200)
Learning outcomes
The course deals with basic topics concerning the methodology of socio-political empirical research.
Students will acquire knowledge and skills useful for the comprehension of the main data collection designs, the critical evaluation of data displayed in socio-political empirical research, as well as the skills needed for producing basic (univariate) statistical analyses.Course contents
The course is organized with a part of lectures taught online on MS TEAMS (20 hours) and another taught in presence (20 hours). The number of students allowed in class is determined on the basis of class capacity and by the health and safety provisions that deal with the pandemic emergency. In case more students want to attend classes in presence than permitted by the rules, a system of shifts will be organized so to allow students to participate. Regardless of the health-related conditions and the specific organization of the course, students will be able to follow the lessons of the entire course remotely on MS TEAMS.
Readings/Bibliography
Corbetta P., Metodologia e tecniche della ricerca sociale, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2014.
Additional readings made available by the teacher.
Teaching methods
Face-to-face lessons in the first half of the course.
Interactive classes with the support of students' presentations in the second half.
Assessment methods
The exam is administered exclusively in written form (test with short open-ended questions and small excercises on data) and includes 6 questions. Time available to answer is 60 minutes. Students with the in-class presentation can skip a question of their choosing and use the presentation grade to grade that exam question.
Teaching tools
Videoprojector, PC
e.learning + MS Teams
Stata
Office hours
See the website of Aldo Paparo