Degree | Type | Year |
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2500262 Sociology | OB | 2 |
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It is recommended to have passed the subjects of Methodology and Design of Social Research, Quantitative Methods and Qualitative Methods.
Within the path of social research methods and techniques, this subject is considered as a continuation of those of "Methodology and Design of Investigation" of first course, and of "Quantitative Methods of Social Research" and "Qualitative Methods of Social Research" of the first semester of the second year of degree. The main interest of the subject is to provide students with the theoretical foundations and the technical instruments to carry out the applied aspect of what must be in their professional practices. The main objective is to provide students with the information and the development of skills for the application of qualitative and quantitative techniques in the phase of empirical testing of the research, in particular, of analysis of the data.
On one hand, the course will focus especially on the qualitative methods and techniques of observation and analysis of qualitative data (analysis of content, and thematic analysis).
On the other hand, from the quantitative perspective, the subject focuses on the statistical analysis techniques of the relationships and association between two variables.
QUALITATIVE BLOCK
Topic 1. Observation techniques: direct observation
Topic 2. Content analysis and qualitative thematic analysis
Topic 3. Axiological aspects in qualitative research
Topic 4. The quality of qualitative research
QUANTITATIVE BLOCK
Topic 0. Techniques for statistical data analysis
Topic 1. Data search and manipulation from a spreadsheet
Topic 2. The analysis of contingency tables
Topic 3. The analysis of unifactorial variance
Topic 4. Simple regression analysis
Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Type: Directed | |||
Classroom lectures | 37 | 1.48 | 2, 1, 3, 13, 14, 15, 11, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 16, 20 |
Classroom practices | 15 | 0.6 | 2, 1, 5, 13, 14, 15, 6, 9, 12, 20 |
Type: Supervised | |||
Scheduled group tutorials | 15 | 0.6 | 2, 1, 18, 4, 13, 14, 15, 11, 6, 19, 12, 16, 20 |
Type: Autonomous | |||
Individual preparation of written tests | 22 | 0.88 | 2, 1, 14, 6, 8, 12, 16, 20 |
Individual work writing | 11 | 0.44 | 2, 1, 18, 3, 4, 14, 7, 12, 16 |
Teamwork | 23 | 0.92 | 2, 1, 18, 17, 3, 5, 4, 13, 14, 15, 6, 7, 19, 9, 12, 16, 25, 20 |
Text readings | 23 | 0.92 | 11, 6, 8, 9, 16 |
The teaching and assessment methodology proposed in the guide may undergo some modification depending on the restrictions on attendance imposed by the health authorities.
Since the subject is mainly oriented to the learning of the basic techniques of quantitative and qualitative analysis, the teaching methodology and the formative activities of the subject place it at the center of the teaching-learning process. Thus, the teaching methodology will combine: expositive sessions (to guide and clarify doubts about compulsory readings), face-to-face practices (in seminars and/or in computer rooms). This teaching format allows to apply the concepts acquired and techniques explained, and will be combined throughout the course with tutorials of follow-up and autonomous work.
Following are the different activities, with their specific weight within the distribution of the total time that the student has to dedicate to the subject.
Annotation: Within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.
Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Qualitative block: Attendance during the course to the practices programmed in the classroom. | 5% | 0 | 0 | 2, 1, 3, 14, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 20 |
Qualitative block: Research project teamwork. | 25% | 0 | 0 | 2, 1, 18, 17, 3, 5, 4, 13, 14, 15, 11, 6, 7, 19, 8, 9, 12, 16, 25, 20 |
Qualitative block: Written test | 20% | 2 | 0.08 | 2, 1, 3, 5, 13, 14, 15, 11, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 16, 20 |
Quantitative block: Course attendance control, and realization of different follow-up activities of the subject. | 5% | 0 | 0 | 5, 6, 19, 8, 20 |
Quantitative block: Research project teamwork. | 20% | 0 | 0 | 2, 1, 18, 17, 3, 5, 4, 13, 14, 15, 11, 6, 7, 19, 8, 9, 12, 16, 20 |
Quantitative block: written test. | 25% | 2 | 0.08 | 2, 1, 3, 5, 4, 14, 15, 11, 6, 7, 19, 8, 9, 10, 12, 16, 21, 22, 20, 23, 24 |
1. Grading model
Single assessment system is not provided for this subject. This subject implies an active participation of the student and contemplates the regular attendance in class as a form of integration between the different learning activities.
2. Conditions to be evaluated, requirements to pass the subject
To pass the subject, a final minimum mark of 5 is required, calculated as a weighted average of the 6 assessment activities. See the distribution of the weight of each activity in the lower box.
For the calculation of this weighted average, the following criteria will be applied, based on the follow-up of the course:
- Students who do not attend regularly in class (attendance less than 70%): the average will be calculated only if the qualification of each and every one of the parties is at least 5.
- Students who attend regularly in class (minimum attendance of 70%): the average will be calculated if the qualification of each and every one of the parties is at least 4.
In the evaluation report, people who have not carried out any evaluation activity or those who have only presented the first delivery of the research work (either the qualitative part or the quantitative part) will be classified as "not evaluable".
3. Second-chance activities
During the second-chance period, it may be submitted once again for evaluation within the same call for candidates who do not exceed (<5) any of the individual or group trials. Practices are excluded from second-chance.
In case of second-chance, the maximum grade of the re-evaluated part will not exceed in any case 8 points.
4. Evaluations from previous courses
People with some block passed in previous calls of this course must contact at the beginning of the course with the responsible teaching staff. In some cases, however, it is possible to validate specific parts of some of the two blocks.
5. Policy in the face of plagiarism in academic work or written evidence
We remind you that, at the time of signing up your enrolment, you committed yourself in the following sense: "I DECLARE that the Autonomous University of Barcelona has informed me that (...) Plagiarism is the act of publicizing, publishing or reproducing a work or part of it in the name of an author other than the authentic one, which implies an appropriation of the ideas created by another person without explicit recognition of their origin. This appropriation involves an injury to the intellectual property right of this person that I am not authorized to do in any case whatsoever the circumstance: exams, work, practices ... Therefore, I COMMITTEE to respect the provisions related to rights of intellectual property in relation to the teaching and / or research activity carried out by the UAB in the studies I am studying. "
Exams: In the event that students who copied non-permitted content are detected, all the people involved will be automatically suspended without the possibility of access to the second-chance.
In case of plagiarism in the writing of works, each case will be valued and, in the extreme case, the option of direct suspense without option for recovery will be considered. In the writing of works, both human and technological help will be considered plagiarism.
1. MANDATORY READINGS
At the Virtual Campus webspace and face-to-face sessions we will inform you which readings are mandatory (content evaluable in written tests) and which are complementary. In general, the base material for the subject is sufficiently addressed in the corresponding chapters of the following references:
2. RECOMMENDED READINGS
QUALITATIVE BLOCK
+ Digital resources (dossiers for practice, documents, links, ...) at the Virtual Campus webspace.
QUANTITATIVE BLOCK
+ Digital resources (dossiers for practice, documents, links, ...) at the Virtual Campus webspace.
Spreadsheet: MicroSoft-EXCEL
Quantitative data management and analysis: jamovi
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Name | Group | Language | Semester | Turn |
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(SEM) Seminars | 1 | Catalan | second semester | morning-mixed |
(SEM) Seminars | 10 | Catalan | second semester | morning-mixed |
(SEM) Seminars | 51 | Catalan | second semester | afternoon |
(SEM) Seminars | 510 | Catalan | second semester | morning-mixed |
(TE) Theory | 1 | Catalan | second semester | morning-mixed |
(TE) Theory | 51 | Catalan | second semester | afternoon |