Engelska Studiehandboken kurser
Business Adm and Social Science
IES305 Social Sciences - Empirical Application 7.5 ECTS credits
DENNA SIDA FINNS OCKSÅ PÅ SVENSKA
General information about studying at Luleå university
TIMEPERIOD: IV
LANGUAGE: Swedish
EXAMINER
Stefan Ekenberg Univ adj
PREREQUISITES
None
COURSE AIM
- To deepen ones knowledge of methods and technics used in the presentation of scientific papers within the disciplin of social science.
- To give proficiency in the application of analysis methods and their workings.
- To, within the social sciences, independently formulate and test hypothesis and also to give a presentation of conluding results.
CONTENTS
- Basic guidence in how one writes scientific reports.
- To show different phases in the research process from the formulation of scientific problems to the presentation ot concluding results.
- Practice in how to formulate problems, aquire literature, analyze and interprete data.
- Emphasis is put on linquistic presentation of essays and reports.
TEACHING
EXAMINATION
Seminars and essay.
Grading system: Fail, Pass or Honours.
COURSE GRADE SCALE: G, VG
ITEMS/CREDITS
4.5ECTS
3.0ECTS
COURSE LITTERATURE
Ejvegård, R.: Vetenskaplig metod. Studentlitteratur, Lund, latest ed..
Relavant literature for essay will be chose in consultation with tutor.
Articles for seminar assignments.
REMARKS
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