Research methodology in sociology
Course: Sociology
Structural unit: Faculty of Sociology
Title
Research methodology in sociology
Code
ДВВ.02
Module type
Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
Third
Year of study when the component is delivered
2021/2022
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
2 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
4
Learning outcomes
1 To evaluate and substantiate the methodological basis of scientific research, in particular, for their
2 To evaluate the possibilities and limitations of the latest methods of scientific research using experimental, non-experimental, qualitative, quantitative or mixed design.
3 To formulate working hypotheses of the problem under study and choose the optimal research design and appropriate methods of data collection and analysis to test hypotheses.
4 To define the methodological principles and methods of their dissertation research depending on the object and subject in an interdisciplinary context.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1. To know the basic methods of collecting and analyzing sociological data.
2. To be able to develop a program of sociological research.
3. To have skills of working with English-language scientific literature.
Course content
1. Substantiation of methodological and theoretical foundations of sociological research.
2. Quantitative and qualitative methods of sociological research.
3. Justification of the choice of design and methods of sociological research for the dissertation.
4. Practical work 1.
Based on the recommended and additional literature, prepare a summary (in graphical or tabular form) and compare the methods of or tabular form) and compare the methods of sociological research. When comparing identify the possibilities and limitations of the methods.
5. Practical work 2.
Choose 1 scientific publication in a leading international journal and 1 in a leading Ukrainian journal on the topic of the dissertation Ukrainian journal on the topic of the dissertation and evaluate the adequacy of the applied research methods to achieve the stated goal. Compare the publications.
6. Practical work 3.
Justification of the choice of research paradigm, design and methods of sociological research for the dissertation.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Vogt, W. Paul, et al. Selecting the right analysesfor your data: Quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods. Guilford Publications, 2014. [Електронний ресурс] - Режим доступу до ресурсу: http://soc.univ.kiev.ua/uk/librarv/selecting-right-analyses-your-data-quantitative-qualitative-and-mixed-methods
2. Agresti A., Franklin С., Klingenberg В. Statistics: The art and science oflearning from data. Pearson, 2016.
3. Agresti, Alan, Christine A. Franklin, and Bernhard Klingenberg. Statistics: The art and science of learning from data. Pearson, 2016
4. King G., Keohane R., Verba S. Designing social inquiry: Scientific inference in qualitative research. Princeton university press, 1994.
5. SAGE Research Methods. Project Planner. [Електронний ресурс] - Режим доступу до ресурсу: http://methods.sagepub.com/proiect-planner
6. Trochim, William M. The Research Methods Knowledge Base, 2nd Edition. [Електронний ресурс] - Режим доступу до ресурсу: http://www.socialresearchmethods.net/kb/
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, training, individual work, lecture-discussion, practical training, case-method, research method, presentation, discussion.
Assessment methods and criteria
Semester grading:
1. Practical/independent task on topic 1 - 20 points/12 points.
2. Practical/independent task on topic 2 - 20 points/12 points.
3. Practical / independent tasks on topic C - 20 points / 12 points.
Final grade: written exam - 40 points. The minimum grade for successful completion (obtaining an overall positive grade) of the exam is 24 points.
Language of instruction
ukrainian
Lecturers
This discipline is taught by the following teachers
Andrii
Petrovych
Gorbachyk
Methodology and Methods of Sociological Research
Faculty of Sociology
Faculty of Sociology
Departments
The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline
Methodology and Methods of Sociological Research
Faculty of Sociology