Social Research Methods and Techniques
Code: 43660 ECTS Credits: 6| Degree | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Social Policy and Community Action | OB | 1 |
Contact
- Name:
- Özgür Günes Öztürk Okumus
- Email:
- ozgurgunes.ozturk@uab.cat
Teachers
- Carolina Alejandra Muñoz Mendoza
- Carlos Delclos Gomez-Moran
- Joel Marti Olive
- (External) Gunes Ozturk
- (External) Miriam Acebillo
Teaching groups languages
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Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for this course.
Objectives and Contextualisation
The objective of this module is to provide students with the necessary tools so that they can develop an investigation that allows them to complete the Master's Final Project. Specific contents will be worked on: planning and designing an investigation, approach to case study, qualitative and quantitative techniques, and action research. The biographical and ethnographic perspective will be addressed. The use and techniques of collecting and systematizing information and data will be discussed, as well as network analysis tools in community action.
Learning Outcomes
- CA07 (Competence) Critically review one's own epistemological positions, identifying personal strengths and weaknesses for social research, applied to the field of Social Policies and Community Actions.
- CA08 (Competence) Design a preliminary research project that serves as an input for the design of the TFM.
- KA07 (Knowledge) Distinguish the epistemological bases of social research and various methodological alternatives for its application.
- KA08 (Knowledge) Define the main methods and techniques of social research, distinguishing their relevance for addressing specific research problems.
- SA07 (Skill) Apply quantitative, qualitative or mixed social research tools that are relevant to specific research problems.
- SA08 (Skill) Structure a social research project that addresses a specific applied research problem, which serves as an input for the design of the TFM.
Content
• Social research paradigms and methodologies
• Planning and designing a social research project.
• Social research methods: case studies, biographical and ethnographic perspectives, and action research.
• Qualitative and quantitative techniques for data collection, systematization, and analysis.
• Network analysis tools in community action
Activities and Methodology
| Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type: Directed | |||
| Master classes, discussions, readings. | 30 | 1.2 | CA07, CA08, KA07, KA08, SA07, SA08, CA07 |
| Type: Supervised | |||
| Theoretical-conceptual and practical application exercises | 20 | 0.8 | CA07, CA08, KA07, KA08, SA07, SA08, CA07 |
| Type: Autonomous | |||
| Readings, information research, observations, review and/or creation of written, didactic and audiovisual materials, reflections and personal notes, redactions, among others. | 80 | 3.2 | CA07, CA08, KA07, KA08, SA07, SA08, CA07 |
The methodology will focus on student learning, promoting active participation. There will be lectures and classroom exercises that may involve content integration and analysis, as well as recreational and/or educational activities.
Students may be given instructions for activities to be completed prior to class, such as readings, reviewing audiovisual material, observing social reality, interviews, or conversations with relevant actors, among others.
Completing these preliminary exercises, combined with the content of each session, will allow for questions, open debate, and shared reflection during the classes.
Individual or group activities will be encouraged, depending on the profile of the students and the dynamics of the group they form.
Students have access to spaces in the center where classes are held to promote exchange and shared reflection when carrying out their work.
Note: 15 minutes of each class, within the calendar established by the center/degree program, will be reserved for students to complete the evaluation surveys on the performance of the teaching staff and the evaluation of the subject/module.
Annotation: Within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.
Assessment
Continous Assessment Activities
| Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exercises during the course | 40% | 5 | 0.2 | CA08, KA08, SA07 |
| Final Exercis TFM Design | 60% | 15 | 0.6 | CA07, CA08, KA07, KA08, SA07, SA08 |
The assessment system will consist of a minimum of two assessment activities. During the course, students may complete assessment assignments in class or between classes. At the end of the course, students will be required to submit a final project that addresses all the content and learning topics covered. These projects may be individual or group, written, verbal presentations, or other assignments, depending on the decision of the professor in charge.
The grade for the projects will be determined by the level of coherence in the reasoning of the answers based on: the content presented in class, supplementary materials (readings/audiovisuals), and the discussions generated in class. Prior to each assessment, students will be informed of the criteria under which their work will be assessed and the corresponding grade will be assigned.
Bibliography
- Della Porta and Keating (eds.) (2008) Approaches and Methodologies in the Social Sciences. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, particularment les pàgines 296-315
- Yin, R. (2003) Case Study Research. Design and Methods. Londres: Sage. Especialment, les pàgines 1-56
- López-Roldán, P. y Fachelli, S. (2015). Metodología de la investigación cuantitativa. Barcelona: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Disponible en http://ddd.uab.cat/record/129382 (especialmente los capítulos II.2, III.3, III.6, III.8 y III.9).
- Ivàlua. Guies d’avaluació. http://www.ivalua.cat/generic/static.aspx?ID=669&
- Maya Jariego, I. (2016). 7 usos del análisis de redes en la intervención comunitaria. Redes. Revista hispana para el análisis de redes sociales, 27(2). http://revistes.uab.cat/redes/article/view/v27-n2-mayajariego
- Hanneman Robert A. Introducción a los Métodos de Redes Sociales. http://revista-redes.rediris.es/webredes/text.htm
- Miradas y miopías sobre la gestión comunitaria http://www.nativa.cat/2015/12/miradas-y-miopias-sobre-la-gestion-comunitaria/
- Vistiendo un uniforme académico (académico), vistiendo una piel https://ubicarse.net/2016/08/24/vistiendo-un-uniforme-academico-vistiendo-una-piel/
Software
No software is required.
Groups and Languages
| Name | Group | Language | Semester | Turn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (TE) Theory | 1 | Spanish | second semester | afternoon |