Research design and skills

lppe1125  2025-2026  Louvain-la-Neuve

Research design and skills
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3.00 crédits
15.0 h + 15.0 h
Q1
Langue
d'enseignement
Anglais
Thèmes abordés
The course will begin by introducing students to the different paradigms of scientific research and reasoning. Then, the course will cover the fundamentals of research design in PPE sciences: how to develop a research question? How to develop theoretical background and empirically testable hypotheses? And finally, how to choose a methodological design (qualitative and/or quantitative data collection and analysis). The course also covers the notion of causality and inference.
Acquis
d'apprentissage

A la fin de cette unité d’enseignement, l’étudiant est capable de :

  1. To identify the research paradigm within which their research design fits
  2. To carry out an academic (scientific) reading
  3. To identify theories, hypotheses, and methods used in research
  4. To identify different kinds of data to empirically measure concepts, compare and draw inferences
  5. To identify how to establish causality
  6. To communicate their own research in writing and presenting a paper
 
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Intitulé du programme
Sigle
Crédits
Prérequis
Acquis
d'apprentissage
Bachelier en sciences philosophique, politique et économique