Information on individual educational components (ECTS-Course descriptions) per semester | |
Degree programme: | Contextual Studies |
Type of degree: | Intern |
Special-Time | |
Summer Semester 2023 | |
Course unit title | Research Project: Social Sciences |
Course unit code | 800101013200 |
Language of instruction | German / English |
Type of course unit (compulsory, optional) | Elective |
Semester when the course unit is delivered | Summer Semester 2023 |
Teaching hours per week | 4 |
Year of study | 2023 |
Level of course unit (e.g. first, second or third cycle) | First Cycle (Bachelor) |
Number of ECTS credits allocated | 6 |
Name of lecturer(s) | Erika GESER-ENGLEITNER Hubert MATT Friedrich MAYRHOFER |
Prerequisites and co-requisites |
Communicative and social competence, autonomy, basic knowledge in statistics (central and spread measures); costs for the survey phase abroad must be borne individually and amount to a total of approx. 1,000 EUR; the research camp will take place during the lecture-free period in summer. |
Course content |
Scientific positions, qualitative and quantitative methods of social research, research design, research planning. |
Learning outcomes |
During two consecutive semesters students
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods |
First semester of a two semester lasting research training inside the Research Group Empirical Social Sciences for one student with previous application and selection. Method: guided self learning, realisation of a social science study. |
Assessment methods and criteria |
Level of defined learning and working targets with reference to previous knowledge of the student - documentation of learning outcome and project realisation. |
Comment |
This course constitutes the first cycle of the module "Research Project: Social Sciences“ which will be continued under the same title in the subsequent winter term. |
Recommended or required reading |
Examples for possible projects can be found under http://www.fhv.at/aktuelles/news/buchpublikation/no_cache=1&cHash=24dcd6a40c6207bde0b1952363690d7c and in the miscellany: Fredersdorf, Frederic (Ed.) (2015): Anwendungsorientierte Sozial- und Sozialarbeitsforschung in Vorarlberg. VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften. Wiesbaden. Further readings: Atteslander, A. (132010); Methoden der empirischen Sozialforschung. ESV. Berlin Diekmann, A. (42007): Empirische Sozialforschung - Grundlagen, Methoden, Anwendungen. Rowohlt. Reinbek Hug, T. & Pospeschill, M. (2010): Empirisch forschen. UTB. München u.a. Lamnek, S. & Krell, C. (62016): Qualitative Sozialforschung: Mit Online-Materialien. Beltz. Weinheim Pospeschill, M. (2010): Testtheorie, Testkonstruktion, Testevaluation. UTB. München u.a. |
Mode of delivery (face-to-face, distance learning) |
Coaching, instruction, self learning |
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