Research design and skills

Language

English

Main themes

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.

Learning outcomes

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

To identify the research paradigm within which their research design fits To carry out an academic (scientific) reading To identify theories, hypotheses, and methods used in research To identify different kinds of data to empirically measure concepts, compare and draw inferences To identify how to establish causality To communicate their own research in writing and presenting a paper

Faculty or entity

> ESPO