Class Management Research Methods

The course unit consists of an introduction to the fundamentals of scientific research, focusing on the methods used in the social sciences. More specifically, the course unit covers general research concepts, an introduction to the scientific method, different research approaches in the social sciences, ethics in academic research, and a detailed approach to the research process in the social sciences, including defining the initial research question, exploration, defining the problem, and planning data collection and analysis.

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1. Research in social sciences 1.1 The scientific knowledge and other forms of knowledge 1.2 The scientific research 1.3. Means of scientific research 1.4 Process research 1.5 The process of scientific knowledge production 1.6 The practice of science 2. Social sciences research 2.1 Types 2.2 Models 2.3 Prospects 2.4 Methods of research in social sciences 3. Research Methodology in social sciences 3.1 Methodology in the study of behavior 3.2 Stages of the research process 4. Ethical considerations in research 5 Practices of qualitative and quantitative research 5.1 Observation techniques 5.2 Interview survey 5.3 Survey by questionnaire 5.4 Sampling techniques 6. Research methodology, research report, writing and presenting scientific papers

The syllabus will be covered using a lecture and active method. To consolidate the knowledge there will be developed some educational activities such as analyzing articles, group work of critical reflection, simulation exercises for the various stages of a research.

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