| CODE | CLS1113 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Quantitative Research Methods | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Centre for Labour Studies | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit enable students to familiarise themselves with the broad aspects of quantitative research methods. The topics covered include: the nature of quantitative research, sampling, structured interviewing, self-administered questionnaires, asking questions, using existing data, reliability and validity issues, ethical considerations and quantitative data analysis. Study-Unit Aims: - To familiarise participants with different quantitative research methods used in the field of social sciences, discussing their strengths and weaknesses; - To help participants develop skills and approaches necessary to carry out a basic quantitative research study; - To help participants learn how to develop tools to gather, analyse and discuss quantitative data; - To teach participants the basics of how to write a quantitative research report. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of quantitative methodologies; - Appreciate the different sections of a quantitative research paper; - Have a basic understanding of different sampling methods; - Discuss basic aspects of reliability and validity; - Interpret and discuss quantitative results; - Evaluate ethical issues within the research process. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Structure a quantitative research paper; - Carry out a literature review; - Develop questionnaires; - Illustrate results through tables, graphs and other tools; - Write a quantitative research report. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Bryman, A. (2016). Social Research Methods (5th Edition). UK: Oxford University Press. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Manwel Debono |
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