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48555-01 - Seminar: Research Methods in Social and Political Science (3 KP)
| Semester | Herbstsemester 2024 |
| Angebotsmuster | Jedes Herbstsemester |
| Dozierende | Daniel Höhmann (daniel.hoehmann@unibas.ch, BeurteilerIn) |
| Inhalt | This course is designed for students interested in quantitative research methods and statistical analysis who already possess some basic knowledge about statistics and, if possible, regression analysis. In the first three weeks of the course, we revisit some of the fundamentals of statistical inference (such as the Central Limit Theorem, hypotheses tests, etc.) to offer students with limited statistical background the possibility to catch up with the required knowledge. Next, we cover the classical linear regression model, the assumptions we make when running such a model, and how violations of these assumptions can be detected and fixed. In the next section of the course we will discuss maximum likelihood estimation and then apply this technique to binary and categorical dependent variables (logit, probit, count models, etc.). The focus of the course is not on mathematics, but to give students an intuition of how the different modelling techniques actually work. At the end of the course participants should be able to apply the covered material to their own research. In addition, students should learn how to graphically present the results of the models for professional publications. |
| Lernziele | - Learn the most important statistical estimation techniques for political scientists. - Learn how to use model diagnostics to improve the model. - Learn how to graphically represent the model to better convey the results to the audience during presentations or to readers in papers. |
| Literatur | - Kellstedt, Paul & Guy Whitten (2013). The Fundamentals of Political Science Research. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. - Weelan, Charles (2013). Naked Statistics. Stripping the Dread from the Data. New York: W.W. Norton. - Lewis‐Beck, Colin and Michael Lewis-Beck (2016). Applied Regression: An Introduction. London: Sage. - Best, Henning & Christof Wolf (2015). The SAGE Handbook of Regression Analysis and Causal Inference. Sage: London. |
| Bemerkungen | Attention: The class starts in the second week of the semester (Sept. 26). No session on Sept. 19! The first session of the course is held online. The Zoom-Link will be circulated a few days before class. Priority will be given to students of Political Science and Sociology. If there are more students than places in this first session, we will distribute the places according the date of registration to the course in Mona. All Seminars will be graded in the Department of Political Science. Grading scale 6.0 to 1.0, whereupon 4.0 is a pass. |
| Teilnahmevoraussetzungen | - Knowledge of introductory statistics. In the first three weeks of the course, we revisit some of the fundamentals of statistical inference (such as the Central Limit Theorem, hypotheses tests, etc.) to offer students with limited statistical background the possibility to catch up with the required knowledge.) Priority will be given to students of Political Science and Sociology. If there are more students than places in this first session, we will distribute the places according the date of registration to the course in Mona. |
| Anmeldung zur Lehrveranstaltung | durch Belegen in MOnA |
| Unterrichtssprache | Deutsch |
| Einsatz digitaler Medien | kein spezifischer Einsatz |
| Intervall | Wochentag | Zeit | Raum |
|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich | Donnerstag | 14.15-15.45 | Bernoullistrasse 14/16, Seminarraum 02.004 |
Einzeltermine
| Module |
Modul: Empirische Forschungsmethoden der Politikwissenschaft und der Gesellschaftswissenschaften (Master Studienfach: Politikwissenschaft) Modul: Fields: Knowledge Production and Transfer (Master Studiengang: African Studies) Modul: Methoden der Gesellschaftswissenschaften (Masterstudium: European Global Studies) Modul: Methoden der Near & Middle Eastern Studies und der Gesellschaftswissenschaften (Master Studienfach: Near & Middle Eastern Studies) Modul: Methoden der Soziologie und der Gesellschaftswissenschaften: quantitativ (Master Studienfach: Soziologie) Modul: Methods for Analyzing Changing Societies (Master Studiengang: Changing Societies: Migration – Conflicts – Resources ) Modul: Research Skills (Master Studiengang: African Studies) Modul: Theorien und Methodologien der Kulturanthropologie (Master Studienfach: Kulturanthropologie) Modul: Vorbereitung Masterarbeit Gesellschaftswissenschaften (Masterstudium: Sustainable Development) |
| Prüfung | Lehrveranst.-begleitend |
| Hinweise zur Prüfung | To pass the seminar, students have to write a term paper that uses any publicly available data set to demonstrate their ability to conduct a data analysis. All Seminars will be graded in the Department of Political Science. Grading scale 6.0 to 1.0, whereupon 4.0 is a pass. |
| An-/Abmeldung zur Prüfung | Anmelden: Belegen; Abmelden: nicht erforderlich |
| Wiederholungsprüfung | keine Wiederholungsprüfung |
| Skala | 1-6 0,5 |
| Belegen bei Nichtbestehen | beliebig wiederholbar |
| Zuständige Fakultät | Philosophisch-Historische Fakultät, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Anbietende Organisationseinheit | Fachbereich Politikwissenschaft |