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After successfully finishing this course students

- are able to reflect their research ideas in the light of general requirements and standards for dissertations;

- are prepared to write a successful dissertation proposal;

- can competently identify and distinguish methodological positions in social sciences and economics;

- are able to discuss and evaluate the implications of the methodological positions for their own PhD research project.

- Writing a research proposal

- Role of theory

- Methodology, ontology, and epistemology for PhD research projects

- Comparative discussion of methodological approaches

Short lecturer inputs; readings; in-class group work and discussions

Task assignments and term papers.

For detail see course syllabus which will be available at the start of the course.

A complete reading list will be available in the course syllabus.

For preparation, you may want to read:

Joas, H., & Knöbl, W. (2009). Social theory: Twenty introductory lectures. Cambridge Univer­sity Press. (ch. 1)

See curriculum.