716012 Fundamentals of Empirical Social Research

summer semester 2018 | Last update: 19.09.2018 | Place course on memo list

Department:

Department of Geography

Instructor:

ao. Univ.-Prof. i. R. Mag. Dr. Ernst Steinicke, +43 512 507 54008

Course number:

716012

Title:

Fundamentals of Empirical Social Research

Type/hours:

VO 2

ECTS credits:

Period:

weekly

Mode of repetition:

annually

Language of instruction:

German

Learning Outcome:

Students will have a good overview of the social sciences and of the methods of empirical social research - as far as necessary for studying geography. An important teaching aim refers to the grand social theories, the various perspectives and approaches in the social sciences, as well as to the different research designs.

Contents:

1. Introduction: Limits of Everyday Thinking. 2. Basic terms of Social Sciences 3. Social theories 4. Methods of empirical social research (techniques of data acquisition)

Methods:

input oriented course (by getting students involved)

Assessment:

At the end of the course (further possible repetitions in the subsequent semester)

Literature:

Popper, K. – 1971: Logik der Forschung. – Tübingen.

Andersen, H. & L.B. Kaspersen – 2000: Classic and Modern Social Theories. – Malden (Mass.).

Schäfers, B. & J. Kopp (Hg.) – 2006: Grundbegriffe der Soziologie. 9., überarb., aktual. Aufl. – Wiesbaden.

Prerequisites:

no particular prerequisites

OLAT:

https://lms.uibk.ac.at/url/RepositoryEntry/4323377194

Start:

07.03.2018

Course allocation

Faculty of Geo- and Atmospheric Sciences

Bachelor's Programme Geography according to the curriculum 2015 (180 ECTS-Credits, 6 Semesters)

Compulsory Modules (150 ECTS-Credits)

Compulsory Module 6: Fundamentals of Social Sciences (5 ECTS-Credits, 2 h)

Bachelor's Programme Geography according to the Curriculum 2010 (180 ECTS-Credits, 6 Semesters)

Compulsory Modules (150 ECTS-Credits)

Module 3: Principles of Social Sciences (7.5 ECTS-Credits, 4 h)

Dates

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Date	Time	Location
Wed 2018-03-07	08.30 - 10.00	Hörsaal 4 Hörsaal 4	Barrier-free Induction loops for hearing impaired
Wed 2018-03-14	08.30 - 10.00	Hörsaal 4 Hörsaal 4	Barrier-free Induction loops for hearing impaired
Wed 2018-03-21	08.30 - 10.00	Hörsaal 4 Hörsaal 4	Barrier-free Induction loops for hearing impaired
Wed 2018-04-11	08.30 - 10.00	Hörsaal 4 Hörsaal 4	Barrier-free Induction loops for hearing impaired
Wed 2018-04-18	08.30 - 10.00	Hörsaal 4 Hörsaal 4	Barrier-free Induction loops for hearing impaired
Wed 2018-04-25	08.30 - 10.00	Hörsaal 4 Hörsaal 4	Barrier-free Induction loops for hearing impaired
Wed 2018-05-09	18.00 - 19.30	Hörsaal 1, Josef-Moeller-Haus Hörsaal 1, Josef-Moeller-Haus	Barrier-free	Ersatztermin, da VL am 9.5.2018, 8.30 entfällt!
Wed 2018-05-16	08.30 - 10.00	Hörsaal 4 Hörsaal 4	Barrier-free Induction loops for hearing impaired
Wed 2018-05-23	08.30 - 10.00	Hörsaal 4 Hörsaal 4	Barrier-free Induction loops for hearing impaired
Wed 2018-05-30	08.30 - 10.00	Hörsaal 4 Hörsaal 4	Barrier-free Induction loops for hearing impaired
Wed 2018-06-06	08.30 - 10.00	Hörsaal 4 Hörsaal 4	Barrier-free Induction loops for hearing impaired
Wed 2018-06-13	08.30 - 10.00	Hörsaal 4 Hörsaal 4	Barrier-free Induction loops for hearing impaired
Wed 2018-06-20	18.00 - 19.30	Hörsaal A Hörsaal A		Ersatztermin für Vorlesung am 20.6. von 8.30 - 10.00
Wed 2018-06-27	08.30 - 10.00	Hörsaal 4 Hörsaal 4	Barrier-free Induction loops for hearing impaired
Fri 2018-10-12	08.15 - 09.45	Hörsaal 5 Hörsaal 5	Barrier-free	Prüfungstermin