ECTS - PWSZ im. Witelona w Legnicy

The Witelon University of Applied Sciences in Legnica - Field: Political science
ECTS Course Catalogue 2010/2011
ECTS credits
2
1. Course title
Choice of Lectures – Chosen methods of social research
2. Course contents
Introduction to methodology. Selection of research topics. The rules of conducting inquiry. The structure of
research process. Research plan. Logic of trial selection. Types of observation; experiment, exploratory research,
Qualitative terrain research, nonreactive research, evaluation research. Data analysis. Theory structure. Methods
of historical research. Method of ideal types of Max Weber.
3. Prerequisites
None
4. Learning outcomes
Graduate was prepared to write seminar, credit and Bachelor thesis. He or she knows the rules of inquiry
preparation , how to write essays as well as methods of chosen political science research.
5. Recommended reading
E. Babbie, Badania społeczne w praktyce, Warszawa 2007.
S. Nowak, Metodologia badań społecznych, Warszawa 2007.
J. Szymański, Nauki pomocnicze historii, Warszawa 2005.
6. Type of course
Obligatory/elective
7. Teaching team
Department of Political Science
8. Course structure
Form Number of hours Semester Year
Lecture 30/18 IV II
Classes
Laboratory
Project
Seminar
Other
Total student’s
workload
9. Assessment methods
Credit
10. Language of instruction
Polish
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