Content (Syllabus outline)
• The nature of scientific research
• Paradigms and theories
• Definition of a research problem
• Tools of research: classification of studies, comparative studies, case studies,
• Types of research design: Experimental research designs, Quasi-experimental research designs,
Non-experimental research designs
• Methods of data collection and analysis, Statistical analyses
• Applications in the field of security studies
• Presentations and dissemination of research results
• Ethics in social science research
Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding
Qaulitative and quantitaqtive approaches in the study of security phenomena. Students are aware of ethical issues in research.
Transferable/Key Skills and other attributes: skills of application of multivariate statistical analysis, of case study methods, research papers writing and presentation skills, critical and creative application of knowledge form the field of security studies.
Readings
Neuman, L. (2006): Social Research Methods. Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches. Sixth. Ed., Boston.
Babbie E. (1998). The Practice of social Research, Belmont: Wadsworth Publishing Compamny.
Hair, J., Black, W. , Babin, B., Anderson, R. (2009): Multivariate Data Analysis (A global Perspective), 7 ed., Upper Sadle River: Pearson.
Bastič, M., (2006) Metode raziskovanja, Univerza v Mariboru, Ekonomsko – poslovna Fakulteta, Maribor,
http://shrani.si/f/2J/WJ/1HkYy8qF/file.pdf
Ferligoj, A., Leskošek, K., Kogovšek, T. (1995): Zanesljivost in veljavnost merjenja. Metodološki zvezki, 14, Ljubljana: FDV.
Kalton, G., Vehovar, V. (2001): Vzorčenje v anketah, FDV, Univerza v Ljubljani.
Košmelj, B., Arh, F., Doberšek-Urbanc, A., Ferligoj, A., Omladič, M. (2001): Statistični terminološki slovar. Statistično društvo Slovenije, Slovenska akademija znanosti in umetnosti, Ljubljana.
Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (2009), Washington DC, 6th ed.
Tashakkori, A., Teddlie, C.(2003). Handbook of Mixed Methods in social and behavioral research, Thousand Oaks: Sage.
Brady, H.E., Collier, D. (2004). Rethinking social inquiry, diverse tools, shared standards. Lanham:Rowman and Littlefield Publshers.
Piquero A.R., Weisburd, D.(2010). Handbook of quantitative Criminology.
Prerequisits
Basic knowledge on descriptive, inferential, uni-, bi- and multivariate statistics, basic skips in SPSS, open source R or some other statistical package, English language proficiency. Basics of research methods.
