METHODOLOGY AND TECHNIQUES OF SOCIAL RESEARCH

Università degli Studi
"G. d'Annunzio"

Chieti - Pescara

Single discipline educational activity

Course Sheet

Course code:

PS1004

Academic Year of enrolment:

2019

Year of supply:

2019/2020

Type of Course:

Elective Course

Degree:

Course of 2nd Cycle Degree in POLICIES AND MANAGEMENT FOR WELFARE

Disciplinary Sector:

GENERAL SOCIOLOGY

Location:

CHIETI

Credits:

Programme Year:

Professor and Collaborators:

DI FRANCESCO Gabriele

Cycle:

First semester

Hours of classroom activity:

Individual study hours:

Prerequisites:

No prerequisites

Objectives

Acquisition of the logical and procedural bases of research design and acquisition of the main techniques of social research.
It is believed that students can acquire basic skills in the development of social research.

Contents

Logic of scientific investigation. The research design. Sources. Design and operative translation of hypotheses. Qualitative and quantitative data collection tools and techniques: statistical sources, interviews, questionnaires, life stories, direct and participant observation, focus groups, attitude scales, Delphi, CATI, CAWI, etc. Sociometric and group analysis techniques. The tools and techniques of data analysis. Possible field exercises.

Extended Syllabus

Recommended Bibliography

- G. Di Francesco, Strumenti per la ricerca sociale, 1998.

For the purposes of the exam, the teacher reserves the right to substitute, modify or supplement some of the course content and to provide further bibliographical information also during the lessons, expanding the choice opportunities of the students.

For any personal information, not for the purposes of the examinations, we also recommend the following texts:
- de Lillo A., Arosio L., Sarti S., Terraneo M., Zoboli S. (a cura di), Metodi e tecniche della ricerca sociale. Manuale d’uso per l’indagine quantitativa, Pearson Italia, Torino-Milano, 2011.
- de Lillo A. (a cura di), Il mondo della ricerca qualitativa, UTET università, Torino, 2010.
- Gobo G., Descrivere il mondo: teoria e pratica del metodo etnografico in sociologia, Carocci, Roma, 2001.
- Guala C., Metodi della ricerca sociale. La storia, le tecniche, gli indicatori, Carocci, Roma, 2000.
- Semi G., L'osservazione partecipante. Una guida pratica, il Mulino, Bologna, 2010.
- Babbie Earl, Ricerca sociale, Apogeo, Milano, 2010.

Teaching Methods

Frontal lessons.
Possible use of slides and / or movies.

The module can be appropriately integrated with seminars and in-depth studies, with the participation of scholars and experts.

Evaluation methods

Verification of learning:

Oral examination.

Learning will be verified through an oral examination. The score ranges from 1 to 30 with honors, according to the following: 1-17 insufficient, 18 -21 sufficent, 22-24 discrete, 25-27 good, 28-29 very good, 30-30 with excellent praise.

The examination procedures are the same for attending and non-attending students.

Rating:
Final vote.

The teacher reserves the right to use the verification method through written tests.

Contacts/More Information

The course may provide practical exercises in the field.

Università degli Studi
"G. d'Annunzio"

Chieti - Pescara

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