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| Semester | Frühjahrsemester 2017 |
| Angebotsmuster | unregelmässig |
| Dozierende | Cédric Duchêne-Lacroix (c.duchene@unibas.ch, BeurteilerIn) |
| Inhalt | The seminar is an advanced introduction into quantitative analysis as argument. It starts with a broad overview of basic statistical knowledge by discussing the logical structure that underlies. It is entirely based on the discussion of key challenges posed any form of argument that relies on numbers, namely comparison, representativeness and cause and effect and their articulation with the most widely used tools in inference statistics. The main goal of the seminar is to enhance students’ understanding of how quantitative analysis can be seen as an exercise in robust reasoning. The examples will be drawn mainly from research on Africa. |
| Lernziele | Students know - that “analysis” is above all an exercise in argumentation; - how to identify the logical structure of explanations in quantitative analysis; - how basic argument forms such as comparison and representativeness can be deployed in analysis; - how to avoid the pitfalls of faulty reasoning such as in “cause and effect”, “ignoring evidence” and “anticipation”; - how to deploy quantitative analytic tools in the context of Africa. |
| Literatur | Best, Joel 2001: Damned Lies and Statistics – Untangling Numbers from the Media, Politicians and Activists. Berkeley. University of California Press. Jerven, Morten 2013: Poor Numbers – How we are misled by African Development Statistics and what to do about it. Ithaca. Cornell University Press. |
| Unterrichtssprache | Englisch |
| Einsatz digitaler Medien | kein spezifischer Einsatz |
| Intervall | Wochentag | Zeit | Raum |
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| Module |
Modul Applied African Studies (Master Studiengang: African Studies (Studienbeginn vor 01.08.2013)) Modul Methoden der Gesellschaftswissenschaften (Masterstudium: European Global Studies) Modul Methoden der Soziologie (Master Studienfach: Soziologie (Studienbeginn vor 01.08.2013)) Modul Methoden der Soziologie: quantitativ (Master Studienfach: Soziologie) Modul Politische, Kulturelle und Historische Grundlagen der Europäischen Integration (Masterstudium: European Studies (Studienbeginn vor 01.02.2015)) Modul Research Skills (Master Studiengang: African Studies) Modul Social Anthropology (Master Studiengang: African Studies (Studienbeginn vor 01.08.2013)) |
| Leistungsüberprüfung | Lehrveranst.-begleitend |
| Hinweise zur Leistungsüberprüfung | Students are expected to submit regular homework assignments throughout the semester. |
| An-/Abmeldung zur Leistungsüberprüfung | Anmelden: Belegen; Abmelden: nicht erforderlich |
| Wiederholungsprüfung | keine Wiederholungsprüfung |
| Skala | Pass / Fail |
| Wiederholtes Belegen | beliebig wiederholbar |
| Zuständige Fakultät | Philosophisch-Historische Fakultät, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Anbietende Organisationseinheit | Kompetenzzentrum Afrika |