Engelska Studiehandboken kurser

Business Adm and Social Science

IES305 Social Sciences - Empirical Application 7.5 ECTS credits

DENNA SIDA FINNS OCKSÅ PÅ SVENSKA

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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.

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