Advanced Quantitative Research Methods in Social Sciences, 7.5 credits
(Avancerade kvantitativa forskningsmetoder i samhällsvetenskaper, 7,5 högskolepoäng)
| Course code | 17F1002 |
|---|---|
| Discipline for doctoral studies | Other subjects |
| Academic school | School of Social Sciences |
| Research area for doctoral studies | Politics, Economy and the Organization of Society |
| Grading scale | G |
| Education cycle | Doctoral studentship |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Valid from | First six months of 2013 |
Validation
This course syllabus was validated by the Committee for Research and Doctoral Education at Södertörn University on 2012-10-29 according to the stipulations in the Higher Education Ordinance
Entry requirements
Admitted to doctoral studentship
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the doctoral student can:
- demonstrate specialised knowledge and understanding of certain advanced quantitative research methods,
- describe the use of advanced quantitative methods for different types of studies in social science,
- perform different types of regression analysis,
- deal with different types of problem that require the use of advanced quantitative methods in addition to regression analysis,
- autonomously determine the method of analysis on the basis of advanced research problems,
- adopt an autonomous, critical and analytical approach to the use of advanced quantitative methods in the social sciences, and
- reflect on the opportunities and limitations of different quantitative methods' application to problems in the social sciences.
Course content, modules and examinations
The course in Advanced Quantitative Research Methods shall present a number of advanced quantitative methods and their use in problems in the social sciences. The overall aim is that the student reaches an understanding of the use of these methods and the interpretation and presentation of the results in a scholarly context.
The course provides further specialisation in variants in regression analysis, but it should also broaden their areas of use and, primarily, introduce other advanced techniques. Time series analysis, factor analysis and related techniques, as well as quantitative content analysis techniques, are treated in more details. Apart from knowledge of the actual analysis techniques and their management in statistical programs, the course also seeks to convey something of their use in the social sciences.
Course design
Lectures by some of the area’s leading representatives, text seminars and discussion panels.
Examination format
The examination has two components. One is active participation in text seminars, in which participants must have prepared questions for discussion on the basis of their own reading; the other is an autonomously written paper.
Grades permitted: G (pass) or U (fail).
The grading criteria are distributed prior to the start of a course or module.
If a student has a certificate from Södertörn University for compensatory support, the examiner has the right to decide on an adapted examination or alternative form of examination in accordance with Södertörn University's regulations.
Restrictions on accreditation
The course may not be accredited as part of a degree if the contents are partly or wholly the same as a course previously taken in Sweden or elsewhere.
Other stipulations
The course may not be credited in a degree programme alongside a course completed inside or outside of Sweden, which has a content that wholly or partly corresponds to the content of this course.