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Aim of the course is the introduction to quantitative research methods.
Students should be able to independently plan a research project, to develop survey instruments, to conduct a survey and present their results.

Overview of quantitative research methods – which methods are appropriate to the subject matter?; quality criteria of science; development of a quantitatively oriented research projects;

Development of questionnaires, generation of hypothesis, sampling, preparation of research questions, creating research plans.

Lecture lessons
Exercises
Development and implementation of a research project

Course with formative assessment, i.e., students are graded on the basis of written and/or oral tasks assigned regularly over the term.
Concrete:
Exercises as part of the seminar units
survey report
written result representation

Atteslander, P. (2003). Methoden der empirischen Sozialforschung. Erich Schmidt Verlag.
Bortz, J. & Döring, N. (2002). Forschungsmethoden und Evaluation für Human- und Sozialwissenschaften. Heidelberg: Springer.
Schnell, R.Hill, B. P. & Esser, E. (2005). Methoden der empirischen Sozialforschung; München, Wien: Oldenbourg
Krämer, W. (2001). Statistik verstehen: Eine Gebrauchsanweisung, Piper Taschenbuch

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