| CODE | CLS3101 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Applied Quantitative Research Techniques | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Centre for Labour Studies | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This unit focuses on the various essential aspects of quantitative research, including: summarizing the data, the shape of a distribution, comparing samples and analyzing relationships. Some major parametric and non parametric tests are examined. The unit includes a strong practical element, through which students learn how to use the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences. Study-unit Aims The unit equips students with the basic statistical concepts and techniques used in the quantitative study of social phenomena. It trains students in the use of the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). Learning Outcomes 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - discuss the strengths and limitations of quantitative research methods; - differentiate among the various sampling techniques; - assess the utility of different types of data in quantitative research; - distinguish basic statistical techniques useful to analyse quantitative data. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - construct surveys that lend themselves to statistical analysis; - input survey data into a computer and clean it for analysis with SPSS; - select the appropriate statistical techniques to examine quantitative data; - use SPSS in the analysis of quantitative data; - write up research results in a clear format. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings Main Text: - Rowntree, D. (2003) Statistics Without Tears: A Primer for Non-Mathematicians (Allyn & Bacon Classics Edition). Supplementary Readings: - Dancey, C. & Reidy, J. (2008). Statistics Without Maths for Psychology: Using Spss for Windows. UK: Prentice Hall. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture, Independent Study & Tutorial | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Manwel Debono |
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