ME-400 Research Methodology and Statistics
- ECTS Credits:
- 10
- Responsible department:
- Faculty of Social Sciences
- Course Leader:
- Marco Seeber
- Lecture Semester:
- Spring
- Teaching language:
- Both Norwegian and English.
- Duration:
- 1 term
The course is connected to the following study programs
- Advanced Teacher Education level 8-13, 5-year Master's Programme
- Master's Programme in Political Science and Management
Teaching language
Both Norwegian and English.Recommended prerequisites
Basic skills in social research methods and in statistics (ME-100 10 SP).
Course contents
Develop research questions that are empirically researchable, including how to find relevant literature and theory to develop and extend research questions. Furthermore, there will be an introduction to how to design research, with an emphasis on two different epistemologies: variance and process design. The majority of the course will focus on practical data analysis. First, a basic introduction to qualitative content analysis will be given. Second, there will be a rather thorough introduction to quantitative analysis using SPSS. Building on previous knowledge of univariate and bivariate analysis, this course focuses on multivariate techniques like multiple linear regression, logistic regression, factor analysis and correspondence analysis.
Learning outcomes
On successfull completion of the course, the student should be able to:
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Develop an empirically aplicable research question
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Assess the relevance of various research designs and methods of data collection
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Selecting analytical methods that are relevant given the research question
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Search for and find relevant literature and discuss an empirical analysis in light of theory
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Be able to use statistical analysis software (SPSS) to process and analyze data.
Examination requirements
Approved compulsory assignments/individual submissions. More information to be provided in Canvas.
Teaching methods
Lectures.Alternation between lectures, laboratory exercises and individual work with specific assignments.Scope of work 270 hours.
Evaluation
The person responsible for the course, in consultation with the student representative, decides the method of evaluation and whether the courses will have a midterm- or end of term evaluation, see also the Quality System, section 4.1. Information about evaluation method for the course will be posted on Canvas.
Assessment methods and criteria
5 hours individual exam under supervision. Graded grade A-F.
Reduction of Credits
This course’s contents overlap with the following courses. A reduction of credits will occur if one of these courses is taken in addition:
| Course | Reduction of Credits |
|---|---|
| ME-412 – Kvalitative metoder | 5 |
| ME-901 – Kvalitative metoder | 5 |