POLS138 Основни идеи в социологията
Анотация:
• This course introduces students to the fundamentals of sociological theories and its basic methods. The course is structured in two parts.:
o It will examine the building blocks of the most influential sociological theories and their usefulness and application in political science.
o Students will learn how to formulate a research question, develop a hypothesis, review existing literature, develop research methodology, collect and analyse data. The course will review both the main qualitative and quantitative research techniques.
Преподавател(и):
Борис Гюров д-р
Описание на курса:
Компетенции:
This course is designed for undergraduate students. The focus will be on four related issues:
• How can a researcher in political science and other related fields benefit from classical sociological theories?
• How can you distinguish between good and bad research? What are the criteria for good research? Our goal is for students to develop a taste for criticism.
• What are the steps and the procedures to follow so that you can produce good, meaningful and convincing data and research?
• After successfully completing the course students will know how to use the relevant theory andmethods of research to study a current social or political problem and are expected to be able to construct a research proposal and formulate hypothesis about the explanation of social and political phenomena.
Предварителни изисквания:
No
Форми на провеждане:
Редовен
Учебни форми:
Лекция
Език, на който се води курса:
Английски
Теми, които се разглеждат в курса:
Средства за оценяване:
PARTICIPATION IN SEMINAR - 25%
ESSAYS - 75%
During the semester, the students are required to submit at least three (3) essays on a given subject. Achieving an average grade of 4.50 or above, they could be skip the final exam