Research Design 2102-ANG-L-D4REDE

This course readies students for writing a BA thesis. We will review previous course materials and introduce relevant new topics for BA thesis planning. More specifically, the subjects that will be covered are:

Choosing research design. Project planning. The introduction. Topic justification. Concepts and conceptualisation. Models. Research questions and hypotheses. Strategies for answering research questions. Mapping the arguments Case-oriented versus variable-oriented research. Sources and data selection. Plagiarism. Research on the Internet. Communicating research.

Prerequisites (description)

It is expected that participants have a strong grasp of knowledge and skills acquired from methodological courses offered in the initial two years of their studies.

Course coordinators

Wojciech Gagatek

Assessment criteria

Students will be evaluated through Activity Assessment (completing different assignments both in and out of class) and the Project (the research proposal).

Bibliography

Lipson, C., How to Write a BA Thesis, Second Edition A Practical Guide from Your First Ideas to Your Finished Paper, Chicago University Press, Chicago 2018.

Students will receive a comprehensive collection of reading materials from the instructor.

Additional information

Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors, localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system:

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