Come fare ricerca nelle scienze sociali from edX

Per fare questo occorre capire l'importanza della metodologia della ricerca, non sempre immediatamente evidente a chi si trova a leggere un saggio sociologico, né tanto meno ai giovani che intraprendono un percorso di studio nel campo delle scienze sociali. Il corso, dunque, affronta il tema della logica del metodo scientifico e della sua applicazione nelle scienze sociali. L'obiettivo è di consentire agli studenti di impostare e condurre correttamente il lavoro di indagine empirica, nonché di orientare la scelta degli strumenti di raccolta dati in relazione ai diversi tipi di ricerca, fornendo indicazioni circa la loro costruzione e somministrazione. Il corso comprende anche una introduzione alle tecniche di analisi statistiche con cui è possibile trovare risposte agli interrogativi iniziali formulati in sede di disegnodella ricerca.

To achieve this, we need to understand the importance of research methodology, and this is not immediately obvious to people reading a sociology book, or even to students starting their Social Sciences course. This MOOC, therefore, looks at logic and the scientific approach and how it is applied to the Social Sciences. The objective is to enable students to learn how to set up and implement an empirical study, including the right choice of instruments for data collection according to the specific study, and how to construct and administer them. The course also provides an introduction to statistical analysis which enables us to answer the questions that were set when the research was designed.

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Learning objectives

Conoscenza e capacità di comprensione
Conoscenza e capacità di comprensione applicate
Autonomia di giudizio
Abilità comunicative
Capacità di apprendimento

Knowledge and comprehension skills
Applied knowledge and comprehension skills
Critical analysis
Communication skills
Study skills

Conoscenza e capacità di comprensione
Conoscenza e capacità di comprensione applicate
Autonomia di giudizio
Abilità comunicative
Capacità di apprendimento
Knowledge and comprehension skills
Applied knowledge and comprehension skills
Critical analysis
Communication skills
Study skills

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Ideale per gli studenti delle scienze sociali o per chiunque voglia acquisire le basi della ricerca sociale

Imparerai a condurre studi di ricerca empirici e ad analizzare i dati utilizzando metodi statistici

Fornisce una solida base per proseguire gli studi in scienze sociali o per iniziare una carriera nella ricerca

Non copre tutti i metodi di ricerca, ma si concentra sui metodi più comuni e importanti nelle scienze sociali

Richiede conoscenze matematiche di base per comprendere le tecniche di analisi statistica

Può essere una sfida per gli studenti senza precedenti esperienze di ricerca

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Fondamenti metodologia ricerca scienze sociali

Secondo gli studenti, questo corso fornisce una solida introduzione alla metodologia della ricerca nelle scienze sociali. Copre efficacemente la logica del metodo scientifico e guida attraverso la progettazione di studi empirici e l'uso degli strumenti di raccolta dati. Alcuni studenti segnalano che la sezione sull'analisi statistica è basilare e potrebbero desiderare maggiore profondità o più esempi pratici a complemento della teoria ben spiegata. Nel complesso, è ritenuto un ottimo punto di partenza per chi si avvicina alla materia.

C'è un buon equilibrio, anche se alcuni vorrebbero più pratica.

"Le lezioni teoriche sono eccellenti, ma mancano un po' gli esempi pratici..."

"Bilancia bene i concetti teorici con le fasi operative della ricerca."

"Mi è piaciuto l'approccio che parte dalla teoria per poi mostrare l'applicazione."

La sezione su raccolta dati è molto utile.

"Ho trovato la parte sugli strumenti di raccolta dati particolarmente dettagliata."

"Indicazioni preziose su come scegliere e costruire questionari..."

"Utili spunti per orientare la scelta degli strumenti in base al tipo di ricerca."

Fornisce una chiara comprensione dei fondamenti.

"Il corso mi ha dato un'ottima base per capire la metodologia."

"Ho finalmente compreso l'importanza del metodo scientifico."

"Spiegazioni chiare sui concetti fondamentali della ricerca."

La parte statistica è considerata basilare.

"La sezione sulla statistica è un po' troppo rapida e superficiale..."

"Avrei voluto una copertura più approfondita delle tecniche statistiche."

"Utile come infarinatura, ma non sufficiente per analisi complesse."

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