Objectives and competences
1. To achieve ability to use of research logic, process, and methods in social sciences.
2. Develop ability to design the research (choose an appropriate research design to answer research questions).
3. Develop the ability to use appropriate quantitative and/or qualitative research methods.
4. Ability to present research proposals and results in a written and oral manner.
Content (Syllabus outline)
1. The Logic of Social Science Research
2. Philosophical Paradigms
3. The Research Process
4. Choosing the Research Problem
5. Research Design
6. Population and Sample, Probability and Non-Probability Sampling
7. Data Collection Methods
8. Data Analysis Methods (Qualitative and Quantitative)
9. Design of Survey Research, Questionnaire Design
10. Data Analysis methods: statistical analysis uni/bi/multivariat methods
Learning and teaching methods
• Lectures,
• discussions,
• case studies,
• learning by doing.
Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding
After completing the course requirements the student knows how to:
• Design the research process in social sciences
• Conduct the analysis of originality of the research topic
• Define the research problem and goals, formulation of the research questions
• Use the appropriate quantitative and qualitative methods on the various research fields
• Use the appropriate statistical analyses according to the research problem and gathered data and interpret the obtained results
Readings
1. Creswell, J., W. (2014): Research Design, Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches, Fourth Edition, Sage
2. KLJAJIĆ BORŠTNAR, Mirjana. Raziskovanje informacijskih sistemov : učbenik. Kranj: Fakulteta za organizacijske vede, 2021. 1 spletni vir (1 datoteka PDF (45 str.)). https://estudij.um.si/pluginfile.php/676575/mod_resource/content/2/U%C4%8Dbenik%20raziskovalna%20metodologija%20Kljaji%C4%87%20Bor%C5%A1tnar%20Mirjana%202021.pdf. [COBISS.SI-ID 90840323]
3. Allen, M. J. (2001). Introduction to Measurement Theory. Waveland Press.
4. Kaplan, D. (2004). Quantitative Methodology for the Social Sciences. Sage.
5. Neuman, W. Lawrence (1997): Social research Methods: Qualitative and quantittive approaches. Allyn and Bacon, London, Toronto, Sydney, Tokyo, Singapore
6. J. Jesenko, M. Jesenko: Multivariatne statistične metode, Moderna organizacija Kranj 2007
7. Ferligoj, A. (1989): Razvrščenje v skupine - teorija in uporaba v družboslovju. Metodološki zvezki 4, FSPN, Ljubljana. http://dk.fdv.uni-lj.si/metodoloskizvezki/Pdfs/Mz_4Ferligoj.pdf
8. Kalton, G., Vehovar, V. (2001): Vzorčenje v anketah, FDV, Univerza v Ljubljani.
9. Myers D. M. (2013). Qualitative Resaerch in Business & Management, Sage, 2nd edition
10. Oates, J. B. (2006). Researching Information Systems and Computing, Sage.
11. Bhattacherjee, Anol, "Social Science Research: Principles, Methods, and Practices" (2012). Textbooks Collection. 3. http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/oa_textbooks/3
12. Field, A. (2013). Discovering Statistics Using IBM SPSS Statistics, 4th edition, Sage.
