Unit METHODOLOGY OF SOCIAL RESEARCH

Course
Investigation and security sciences
Study-unit Code
40572012
Curriculum
In all curricula
Teacher
Uliano Conti
Teachers
  • Uliano Conti
Hours
  • 72 ore - Uliano Conti
CFU
12
Course Regulation
Coorte 2020
Offered
2022/23
Learning activities
Caratterizzante
Area
Discipline sociologiche
Academic discipline
SPS/07
Type of study-unit
Obbligatorio (Required)
Type of learning activities
Attività formativa monodisciplinare
Language of instruction
Italian
Contents
The course in Social Research Methodology provide basis for projecting and conducting empirical sociale research. It also seeks to empower students to critically analyze a research. Principal contents: scientific problem formulation; epistemology and methodology of social research; quantity and quality in social research; data sources; techniques for data collection and analysis.
Reference texts
E. Babbie, Ricerca sociale, Maggioli Editore, Santarcangelo di Romagna 2013.

Conti U. a cura di, Migrazione, donne e diritti. Orizzonti di pace per il mondo contemporaneo, Carocci, Roma 2021


Erasmus students: E. Babbie, The Basics of Social Research, 5th edition, Barnes & Noble, Cengage Learning, Boston 2010.
Educational objectives
The expected results concern knowledge and skills related to the epistemological and methodological themes of social research; the design of social research; the sources of information and data and the research techniques; the management and the presentation of the results of the research.
Furthermore, with regard to knowledge and understanding, objective is the achievement of the ability to apply knowledge for elaboration of a research design and, in detail, for the use of social research techniques and tools. Regarding the
autonomy of judgment, understood as the ability to produce autonomous judgments, the objective is the ability to articulate, in a methodologically based way, coherent reflections on social issues. With reference to communication skills, objective is the ability to convey information, ideas, problems and methodological solutions. With reference to learning ability, the goal is to have the necessary ability to advance in studies and social research with a high degree of autonomy.
Prerequisites
Concepts, authors and history of sociology and the epistemological status of sociology
Teaching methods
frontal lessons.
office hours: after class; wednesday-from 12 am. Narni, pzza G Marzio 9 cap 0035. And -or on TEAMS.
And contacting me by email: uliano.conti@unipg.it (Office n. 0744-763200)
Other information
Oral exam
info for students with disability: http://www.unipg.it/disabilita-e-dsa
the aim is to verify the learning of methodological knowledge, the ability to understand and reason on research design and methodology, the ability to apply what has been learned on method, techniques, methodology, in relation to the program.
Learning verification modality
Oral exam.
Furthermore, with regard to knowledge and understanding, objective is the achievement of the ability to apply knowledge for elaboration of a research design and, in detail, for the use of social research techniques and tools. Regarding the
autonomy of judgment, understood as the ability to produce autonomous judgments, the objective is the ability to articulate, in a methodologically based way, coherent reflections on social issues. With reference to communication skills, objective is the ability to convey information, ideas, problems and methodological solutions. With reference to learning ability, the goal is to have the necessary ability to advance in studies and social research with a high degree of autonomy.

the aim is to verify the learning of methodological knowledge, the ability to understand and reason on research design and methodology, the ability to apply what has been learned on method, techniques, methodology, in relation to the program.

info for students with disability: http://www.unipg.it/disabilita-e-dsa

In case a student intends to anticipate his/her exam in a year preceding the one it is scheduled in his/her curriculum, it is recommended to anticipate as well the attendance of the lessons and to schedule the exam in the first useful session after the lessons have been concluded.
Extended program
The course in Social Research Methodology provide basis for projecting and conducting empirical sociale research. It also seeks to empower students to critically analyze a research. Principal contents: scientific problem formulation; epistemology and methodology of social research; quantity and quality in social research; data sources; techniques for data collection and analysis.
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