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SC1001 - METHODOLOGY AND TECHNIQUES OF SOCIAL RESEARCH

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ID:
SC1001
Duration (hours):
48
CFU:
6
SSD:
SOCIOLOGIA GENERALE
Located in:
CHIETI
Url:
Course Details:
SOCIOLOGY AND CRIMINOLOGY /CORSO GENERICO Year: 1
Year:
2025
Course Catalogue:
https://unich.coursecatalogue.cineca.it/af/2025?co...
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Overview

Date/time interval

Secondo Semestre (03/03/2026 - 31/05/2026)

Syllabus

Course Objectives


Knowledge and ability to understandThe general purpose of the course is to provide theoretical and practical notions to be able to correctly conduct the work of empirical investigation. In particular, the course aims to develop the following knowledge and skills:1. develop a critical look for the reading of social reality;2. correctly define the research questions and therefore the hypotheses at the base of the research;3. build the research design and to better organize the available resources;4. choose the most appropriate data collection and analysis techniques;5. communicate the results through the research report.Autonomy of judgmentTo learn the logical and methodological concepts necessary to arrive at the preparation of a research plan to analyze social phenomena using standard and non-standard methodsCommunication skillsKnowing how to correctly use the terminology of the research methodology in the social sciences and to correctly communicate the results through adequate reporting.

Course Prerequisites


Nessuno

Teaching Methods


The course will consist of lectures of a theoretical nature and laboratory activities of an applicative nature. Attendance to teaching activities is not mandatory, however it is strongly recommended.

Assessment Methods


The exam includes a test structured into open and closed questions and a written elaboration of a research project.

Texts


Kozinets R.V. (2015) Netnography: Redefined, Sage.Gerring J. (2011) Social Science Methodology: A Unified Framework, Cambridge University Press.Alvarez M. (2016) Computational Social Science: Discovery and Prediction, Cambridge University Press.

Contents


In order to achieve the expected learning outcomes, the course will illustrate the following didactic contents:- introduction to the paradigms of research in the social sciences with reference to quantitative or standard and qualitative or non-standard approaches;- the elements and procedures for structuring and defining the research phases: problematization, definition of the research design and choice of techniques for the collection of empirical data;- the sample survey: from the theory to the hypotheses, the key concepts, the variables, the sampling plan, the construction of the questionnaire, errors of detection, reliability and validity;- the techniques of the scales: the Likert scale, the Guttman scalogram, the semantic differential, the sociometric test, one-dimensional and multidimensionality;- naturalistic observation and participant observation: applications and procedures;- the survey through the interrogation: types of interview and methods of conducting;- the analysis of qualitative data: the phenomenological approach, the symbolic interactionism and the grounded theory;- the computational social research: digital ethnography, social network analysis, machine learning;- evaluative research in the social sciences: theoretical approaches and application paths;- the methods for presenting the results.

Course Language


Italian

More information


E-mail: mara.maretti@unich.itStudents will be received after the lectures. Appointments can be fixed by e-mail

Degrees

Degrees

SOCIOLOGY AND CRIMINOLOGY  
Bachelor’s Degree
3 years
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People

People

MARETTI MARA
AREA MIN. 14 - Scienze politiche e sociali
Settore GSPS-05/A - Sociologia generale
Gruppo 14/GSPS-05 - SOCIOLOGIA GENERALE
Docenti di ruolo di Ia fascia
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