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§ 5 (1) 3. b 2 PS Applied Methods of Social Science

Students acquire the ability to deal with current empirical studies and to apply the first steps of a research process (formulation of a research issue, data collection, method reflection) autonomously in terms of quality and/or quantity or method.

Dieses Proseminar richtet sich vor allem an die Studierenden des BA POLITIKIWSSENSCHAFT.

The course content includes the following points:

*Introduction to empirical research

* Theoretical and methodological background for research questions

* Causality, Research Questions, Hypotheses, Data

*Critical reading

*Formulation of own research design

Homework

Research Design

Grading based on participation, homeworks, and research design.

J./Gschwend, T./Schindler, D. (2006): Methoden der Politikwissenschaft: Neuere qualitative und quantitative Analyseverfahren. Nomos. Behnke J., Baur N., Behnke N (2006): Empirische Methoden der Politikwissenschaft. Ferdinand Schöningh. Diekmann, A. (2007): Empirische Sozialforschung. Grundlagen, Methoden, Anwendungen. Rowohlt.  Kromrey, H. (2009): Empirische Sozialforschung: Modelle und Methoden der standardisierten Datenerhebung und Datenauswertung. Lucius & Lucius

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