Teacher(s)
Marquis Nicolas; Pesesse Sophie (compensates Marquis Nicolas);
Language
French
Prerequisites
The prerequisite(s) for this Teaching Unit (Unité d’enseignement – UE) for the programmes/courses that offer this Teaching Unit are specified at the end of this sheet.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
| - Mastery the basis of the quantitative data’s epistemology - Ability to produce a questionnaire - Mastery of basic logical operations - Mastery of the vocabulary, basic operations and handling of a database - Ability to realize several basic transformations of variables - Initiation to statistics and secondary data analysis - Being able to read and assess an social science paper using quantitative analysis |
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Content
1 Introduction and presentation of the course
2 Epistemology 1 : what is quantitative research ?
3 Epistemology 2 : what is quantitative data ? (theory and dialogue with researchers)
4 Producing a research questionnaire (theory and dialogue with researchers)
5 Interviewing respondents with a questionnaire
6 The basics of database management
7 Descriptive statistics
8 Working with variables
9 Presenting and interpreting statistical results
10 Working with existing data and critically reading a quantitative article in the social sciences
11 Questions and answers.
2 Epistemology 1 : what is quantitative research ?
3 Epistemology 2 : what is quantitative data ? (theory and dialogue with researchers)
4 Producing a research questionnaire (theory and dialogue with researchers)
5 Interviewing respondents with a questionnaire
6 The basics of database management
7 Descriptive statistics
8 Working with variables
9 Presenting and interpreting statistical results
10 Working with existing data and critically reading a quantitative article in the social sciences
11 Questions and answers.
Teaching methods
The course will be taught ex-cathedra 2h/week and will provide the theoretical elements needed to meet the learning outcomes. We will make use of concrete situation, and clarify which good practices to develop in quantitative surveys. (An important precision follows at the end of this document).
The practical exercises (TP) will require commitment from the students, as they are set to allow them to put in practice the theoretical elements presented during the course, in particular : creating and making use of a questionnaire from a research question, interviewing respondents, creation of a database and transforming variables. Exchanges between students as well as with teaching assistant and the teacher will be fostered. These sessions are also intended to help students realize the expected deliverable (cf. below).
The practical exercises (TP) will require commitment from the students, as they are set to allow them to put in practice the theoretical elements presented during the course, in particular : creating and making use of a questionnaire from a research question, interviewing respondents, creation of a database and transforming variables. Exchanges between students as well as with teaching assistant and the teacher will be fostered. These sessions are also intended to help students realize the expected deliverable (cf. below).
Evaluation methods
The course assessment is twofold. It consists of a written exam, accounting for 50% of the final mark, and a quantitative research (group work) and its oral presentation, also accounting for 50% of the final mark. Students who complete at least four of the five sets of online exercises offered after the practical classes (TP’s) will receive three bonus points on their written assignment (each set must be completed in the week following the practical class).
The final mark is the geometric average of the two parts:
Scare root of [(PointsExamen/20)*(PointsTravail/20)]
The mark for the successful part (exam or assignment) will be retained during the same academic year, unless the student expressly requests otherwise.
The written exam, which lasts a maximum of two hours, aims to test your mastery of the course material and your ability to understand and comment on a quantitative social science article. It will consist of closed questions (true/false and multiple choice) and open questions.
Instructions regarding group work and its oral presentation will be presented during the first class and made available on Moodle.
The final mark is the geometric average of the two parts:
Scare root of [(PointsExamen/20)*(PointsTravail/20)]
The mark for the successful part (exam or assignment) will be retained during the same academic year, unless the student expressly requests otherwise.
The written exam, which lasts a maximum of two hours, aims to test your mastery of the course material and your ability to understand and comment on a quantitative social science article. It will consist of closed questions (true/false and multiple choice) and open questions.
Instructions regarding group work and its oral presentation will be presented during the first class and made available on Moodle.
Other information
At the university level, it is up to the students to decide wether they attend to the lessons or not. Teacher and assistants of course recommend a maximal attendance at both lessons and TPs. Except in the event of force majeure, non-attendance and its potential consequence are the student’s sole responsibility.
In the same way, students are free to organize their time during the academic year. Once again, we recommend a continuous assessment of the course comprehension AS WELL AS a continuous commitment in the deliverable.
Students who decide no to follow those instructions and who would unfortunately fail at the January examination round should be aware that no catching-up session will be organized in the second term, nor in ex-cathedra teaching, nor in informal meetings with teaching assistants. The course content, about which the students were allowed to ask questions during the first term will be considered as seen and understood.
Students who failed in January will of course be given the opportunity to get explanation about their deliverable and examination, but it is their sole responsibility to bring the needed improvement at June or August sessions.
In the same way, students are free to organize their time during the academic year. Once again, we recommend a continuous assessment of the course comprehension AS WELL AS a continuous commitment in the deliverable.
Students who decide no to follow those instructions and who would unfortunately fail at the January examination round should be aware that no catching-up session will be organized in the second term, nor in ex-cathedra teaching, nor in informal meetings with teaching assistants. The course content, about which the students were allowed to ask questions during the first term will be considered as seen and understood.
Students who failed in January will of course be given the opportunity to get explanation about their deliverable and examination, but it is their sole responsibility to bring the needed improvement at June or August sessions.
Bibliography
Sera communiquée au fil du cours.
Les slides et d’autres éléments seront disponibles via Moodle.
Les slides et d’autres éléments seront disponibles via Moodle.
Faculty or entity
Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)
Title of the programme
Sigle
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