Master
2024/2025
Research Seminar "Quantitative Methods"
Type:
Compulsory course (Comparative Social Research)
Area of studies:
Sociology
Delivered by:
School of Sociology
Where:
Faculty of Social Sciences
When:
2 year, 1-3 module
Mode of studies:
offline
Open to:
students of all HSE University campuses
Instructors:
Anna Almakaeva
Master’s programme:
Comparative Soсial Research
Language:
English
ECTS credits:
6
Course Syllabus
Abstract
The course on master thesis writing is designed to provide students with a thoughtful understanding of what are the main steps and procedures of quantitative social research and how they are linked to the different parts of master thesis.
Learning Objectives
- To study various styles and formats of writing a MA CSR thesis. • To study various steps and chapterization styles in writing a MA CSR thesis. To learn various formats, procedures, conceptual usage, and associated argumentation styles in writing a MA CSR thesis.
Expected Learning Outcomes
- be able to conduct analysis according to research questing
- be able to find and review papers on the subject of MA thesis
- be able to interpret data and draw conclusions
- be able to provide a nice visualization
- know the basic principles of academic ethics
- know the rules of writing master thesis
- to be able to put forward correct research question and identify the novelty of the MA thesis
- be able to put forward the correct research question and identify the novelty of the MA thesis
- Have skills in writing the research proposal for master thesis
- to be able to collect and describe data
- Learning various styles and formats that enhance and shape MA CSR thesis writing styles and abilities
- Learning ways of organizing a thesis in different chapterization styles and formats
- Learning to apply various formats, procedures, concepts, and argumentation styles in thesis and paper writing
Course Contents
- Research question
- How to Write a Good Master’s Thesis
- Research methodology
- Proposal structure
- Structure of the master thesis
- Introduction
- Literature review
- Data and methods
- Results
- Discussion and conclusion
- Visualization
Assessment Elements
- Presentation
- Chapter text
- Pre-defencePre-defence of master thesis
- Class activityComments and reviews of the MA thesis of students
Interim Assessment
- 2024/2025 3rd module0.1 * Chapter text + 0.2 * Class activity + 0.4 * Pre-defence + 0.3 * Presentation
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Core data analysis : summarization, correlation, and visualization, Mirkin, B., 2019
- Longman academic writing series, level 5 : essays to research papers, Meyers, A., 2014
- Qualitative inquiry & research design : choosing among five approaches, Creswell, J. W., 2013
- Research design : qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches, Creswell, J. W., 2014
- Writing research papers from essay to research paper : student book, Zemach, D. E., 2011
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- Core concepts in data analysis: summarization, correlation and visualization, Mirkin, B., 2011
- Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches, Creswell, J.W., 2009
- Writing research papers : a complete guide, Lester, J. D., 2012