Course purpose

• Students will get basic knowledge, understanding and skills that are necessary for conducting research.

Content (Syllabus outline)

• Basic questions about research in social sciences with emphasis on management and the use of scientific apparatus.
• The basic understanding of the role of theory, theory building and empirical research.
• Research paradigms: basic notions and concepts.
• Approaches to research.
• Types of research.
• Research problem and the role of aims.
• Hypotheses and research questions forming.
• Data collection methods: survey, interview.
• Sampling and samples.
• The basic of data analysis.