This course provides an advanced introduction to the logic of inquiry and research design in the social sciences. The readings cover issues ranging from the nature of scientific explanations and causal inquiry to the variety of research methodologies available to social scientists. After introducing and critically examining the most important modes of social inquiry currently in practice, the course focuses on computational social science, its defining characteristics, and how computational approaches can improve our understanding of the complex social processes through which macro-level social outcomes are brought about, and by which they can be explained.
Logic of Social Inquiry, 7.5 credits
Autumn 2022, Half-time, Norrköping
Semester
Autumn 2022
Place of study
Norrköping
Pace of study
Half-time
Level
Second cycle
Teaching form
On-Campus
Education Time
Day-time
Education Language
English
Course offering id
LIU-46003
Period
202234 - 202243
Number of Places
5
Specific requirements
- 180 ECTS credits passed including 90 ECTS credits within one of the following areas humanities, social-, cultural-, behavioural-, natural-, computer-, or engineering-sciences
- English corresponding to the level of English in Swedish upper secondary education (Engelska 6)
Exemption from Swedish
Selection
Tuition fees
SEK 8745 - NB: Applies only to students from outside the EU, EEA and Switzerland.
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Jacob Habinek
Madelene Töpfer
Logic of Social Inquiry, 7.5 credits
Autumn 2023, Half-time, Norrköping
Will open for late application 14 July 2023
Semester
Autumn 2023
Place of study
Norrköping
Pace of study
Half-time
Level
Second cycle
Teaching form
On-Campus
Education Time
Day-time
Education Language
English
Course offering id
LIU-46003
Period
202334 - 202343
Number of Places
5
Specific requirements
- 180 ECTS credits passed including 90 ECTS credits within one of the following areas humanities, social-, cultural-, behavioural-, natural-, computer-, or engineering-sciences
- English corresponding to the level of English in Swedish upper secondary education (Engelska 6)
Exemption from Swedish
Selection
Tuition fees
SEK 8745 - NB: Applies only to students from outside the EU, EEA and Switzerland.