COURSE OUTLINE 20
- GENERAL
SCHOOL | SOCIAL POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC SCIENCES | ||||
DEPARTMENT | SOCIAL POLICY | ||||
LEVEL OF STUDIES | LEVEL 6 | ||||
COURSE CODE | 20 | SEMESTER | 3rt | ||
COURSE TITLE | Qualitative Methods of Social Research | ||||
TEACHING ACTIVITIES If the ECTS Credits are distributed in distinct parts of the course e.g. lectures, labs etc. If the ECTS Credits are awarded to the whole course, then please indicate the teaching hours per week and the corresponding ECTS Credits. |
TEACHINGHOURSPERWEEK | ECTSCREDITS | |||
3 | 6 | ||||
Please, add lines if necessary. Teaching methods and organization of the course are described in section 4. | |||||
COURSE TYPE
Background, General Knowledge, Scientific Area, Skill Development |
Skill Development | ||||
PREREQUISITES:
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No | ||||
TEACHING & EXAMINATION LANGUAGE: | Greek | ||||
COURSE OFFERED TO ERASMUS STUDENTS: | No | ||||
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- LEARNING OUTCOMES
Learning Outcomes | ||
Please describe the learning outcomes of the course: Knowledge, skills and abilities acquired after the successful completion of the course. | ||
At the end of the course, students are expected to be able to:
1. Demonstrate an ability to understand the nature and content of qualitative research, both in terms of methods and techniques. 2. Distinguish the basic logic and fundamental principles of qualitative research 3. Apply basic sampling strategies 4. Participate in interview and focus group procedures 5. Perform basic qualitative data analysis using NVivo and Atlas 6. Discern the different schools of Empirically Grounded Theory and the fruitful dialogue they spark between existing and emerging concepts 7. Apply at a basic level some specific qualitative methods – Empirically Grounded Theory, Biographical Narrative Analysis, Social Network Analysis – and some specific technical tools to the study of social reality. 8. Develop skills of synthesis and interpretation in factual data resulting from the application of qualitative methodology in the practical study of everyday life. 9. Recognize a well-designed qualitative research and have as reference points recognized international publications presenting qualitative research. 10. Incorporate an adequate research design for a specific study topic. 11. Present a research idea and illustrate the design methodology and potential for implementation. |
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General Skills | ||
Name the desirable general skills upon successful completion of the module | ||
Search, analysis and synthesis of data and information,
ICT Use Adaptation to new situations Decision making Autonomous work Teamwork Working in an international environment Working in an interdisciplinary environment Production of new research ideas |
Search, analysis and synthesis of data and information,
ICT Use Adaptation to new situations Decision making Autonomous work Teamwork Working in an international environment Working in an interdisciplinary environment Production of new research ideas |
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Autonomous work, teamwork, working in an international environment, working in an interdisciplinary environment, generating new research ideas, respecting diversity and multiculturalism, demonstrating social, professional and ethical responsibility and sensitivity to gender issues, exercising critical and self-critical thinking, promoting free, creative and deductive thinking, writing a research project and research proposals
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- Course Content
The course material is divided into 13 weeks, the content of which is as follows:
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- LEARNING & TEACHING METHODS – EVALUATION
TEACHING METHOD Face to face, Distance learning, etc. |
Face to face | |||||||||||||
USE OF INFORMATION & COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY (ICT) Use of ICT in Teaching, in Laboratory Education, in Communication with students |
● Use of electronic databases
● Eclass for communication and information sharing ● Powerpoint presentations ● Use of software for arranging meetings (Moodle) ● Use of software for developing research tools (Google forms, Surveymonkey) |
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TEACHING ORGANIZATION
The ways and methods of teaching are described in detail. Lectures, Seminars, Laboratory Exercise, Field Exercise, Bibliographic research & analysis, Tutoring, Internship (Placement), Clinical Exercise, Art Workshop, Interactive learning, Study visits, Study / creation, project, creation, project. Etc.
The supervised and unsupervised workload per activity is indicated here, so that total workload per semester complies to ECTS standards. |
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STUDENT EVALUATION
Description of the evaluation process
Assessment Language, Assessment Methods, Formative or Concluding, Multiple Choice Test, Short Answer Questions, Problem Solving, Written Assignment, Essay / Report, Oral Exam, Presentation in audience, Other/Others
Please indicate all relevant information about the course assessment and how students are informed |
Written exams 100 % of evaluation
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- SUGGESTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
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