2023/2024
Методология и методы политических и социальных исследований II
Статус:
Маго-лего
Когда читается:
1 модуль
Охват аудитории:
для всех кампусов НИУ ВШЭ
Преподаватели:
Тенишева Ксения Алексеевна
Язык:
английский
Кредиты:
3
Контактные часы:
24
Course Syllabus
Abstract
The main goal of this course is to reinforce the skill of model thinking. Students will work through the theory – research design – analysis – interpretation of results nexus. They will learn how to formulate the right research questions and build appropriate conceptual models for different types and purposes of research, from academic to applied.The course will also discuss how much trust can be placed in different kinds of data, what role they play in the production of scientific knowledge and in data-driven decision-making.
Learning Objectives
- This course aims at developing students' skills of model thinking. They will learn more advanced approaches to modeling of social/ political processes, and know how to develop their own empirically testable models
- The aim of the course is to introduce the students into modern approaches to social research, their advantages and disadvantages and how to implement them
Expected Learning Outcomes
- Able to assess, model and predict socio-political processes at the global, international, national, regional and local levels based on the methodology of theoretical and empirical research
- Able to organize and conduct political analysis of socially significant projects
- Able to develop the design of scientific and applied research, including that carried out by a team, based on modern methodologies of political science and general scientific approaches
- Able to independently master new research methods, change the scientific and production profile of their activities
- Able to reflect (evaluate and process) mastered scientific methods and methods of activity
- Understands the difference between qualitative and quantitative approaches to social research
- Understands how to perform basic qualitative research
- Understands the difference between causal mechanisms and causal effects
- Understands what potential outcome is
- Is able to draw DAGs
- Understands how to design a basic experiment in social sciences
- Is able to critically evaluate ethical concerns of the research
- Is able to understand how to involve stakeholders in engaged research
Assessment Elements
- reaction papersStudents will write short reaction papers (up to 1.5 pages) for each reading they are assigned. Reaction paper should include two parts: description of the main ideas of the text, and student's model following the examples from the book
- in-class activitiesActivity in the class during seminars: students are expected to ask meaningful questions and participate in group discussions. Attendance of classes as such doesn't count as activity.
- presentationsDuring the course, each student will have to make two presentations of their own models of some social processes
- final examFinal exam is conducted in a form of an essay. Based on the description of a theory, students have to develop a fitting model
Interim Assessment
- 2023/2024 1st module0.3 * final exam + 0.2 * in-class activities + 0.3 * presentations + 0.2 * reaction papers
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- 9788132222149 - Hegde, Dinesh S. - Essays on Research Methodology - 2015 - Springer - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=1001250 - nlebk - 1001250
- Maruyama, G., & Ryan, C. S. (2014). Research Methods in Social Relations (Vol. 8th ed). Malden, Mass: Wiley-Blackwell. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=798826
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- Gordon Rugg, & Marian Petre. (2007). A Gentle Guide to Research Methods. Open University Press.
- Kothari, C. R. (2004). Research Methodology : Methods & Techniques: Vol. 2nd rev. ed. New Age International.
- Theory construction and model-building skills : a practical guide for social scientists, Jaccard, J., 2020