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Course Catalog 1998/99


Business Adm and Social Science

IES305 Social Sciences - Empirical Application 7.5 ECTS credits

TIMEPERIOD:
IV

LANGUAGE:Swedish

EXAMINER
J-E Jacobsson 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

4.50ECTS
3.00ECTS

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.
Valid for school year 1998/99.
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