AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The course aims to provide the first, essential, conceptual and operational tools for setting up and conducting empirical research. At the end of the lessons the student should be able to read and critically analyze a research in order to be able to evaluate the reliability of the results produced.

TEACHING METHODS

In-person lectures

I don’t plan a separate syllabus for students who do not attend; however, I strongly recommend attending, especially in person

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

The course is structured into several modules:

1. What it means to “do” scientific research.

2. Planning the study and the empirical work: strategies in social-scientific research and types of research designs; main features of different research approaches.

3. Planning the empirical work: ethnographic approach; hermeneutic-discursive approach; biographical approach; how survey data are built; questionnaire design; using scales to measure attitudes. Brief notes on sampling strategies and data analysis.

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

The exam syllabus will be posted on Aulaweb one week before the course begins

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

PAOLO PARRA SAIANI (President)

AGOSTINO MASSA

LORENZO BARBANERA (President Substitute)

MATTEO BARRELLA (Substitute)

FEDERICA CAGNOLI (Substitute)

CECILIA CAPOZZI (Substitute)

NICCOLO' MORELLI (Substitute)

LESSONS

LESSONS START

Classes start on February 18 with the following schedule: Wednesday 12:00–14:00 (Room 17); Thursday 8:00–10:00 (Room 5)

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

The exam will be an oral exam in Italian

I don’t plan a separate syllabus for students who do not attend; however, I strongly recommend attending, especially in person

Exam schedule