Learning and teaching methods
Lectures, tutorial with the SPSS, case studies, seminars, discussions and individual research projects.
Intended learning outcomes - transferable/key skills and other attributes
Through different work experiences (case studies, comparative and statistical analysis) , the course enables students to develop complex skills for research and its application in various fields of work (field-operations, security, research …).
Readings
- Patten, M. (2014). Questionnaire research. Routledge.
- Afifi, A. A., May, S. in Clark, V. A. (2012). Practical multivariate analysis. CRC Press.
- DeVellis, R. F. (2012). Scale development: theory and applications. SAGE.
- Erčulj, V. in Šifrer, J. (2020). Multivariatne metode v varstvoslovju s programom SPSS. Fakulteta za varnostne vede.
- Šifrer, J. in Bren, M. (2011). SPSS – multivariatne metode v varstvoslovju. Fakulteta za varnostne vede.
- Kalton, G. in Vehovar, V. (2001). Vzorčenje v anketah. FDV, Univerza v Ljubljani.
- Ferligoj, A. (1989). Razvrščanje v skupine – teorija in uporaba v družboslovju. Fakulteta za sociologijo, politične vede in novinarstvo, Raziskovalni inštitut. http://dk.fdv.uni-lj.si/metodoloskizvezki/Pdfs/Mz_4Ferligoj.pdf
- Weisburd, D. in Britt, C. (2007). Statistics in criminal justice (3rd ed.). Springer.
- Hair J., Black, W, Babin, B. in Anderson, R. (2010). Multivariate data analysis: A global perspective (7th ed.).Pearson.
- Košmelj, B., Arh, F., Doberšek-Urbanc, A., Ferligoj, A. in Omladič, M. (2001). Statistični terminološki slovar. Statistično društvo Slovenije, Slovenska akademija znanosti in umetnosti.
- Cannella, G. S. in Lincoln, Y. S. (2007). Predatory vs. dialogic ethics. Qualitative Inquiry, 13(3), 315-335.
- Rennison, C. M. in Hart, T. C. (2022). Research methods in criminal justice and criminology (2nd ed.). Sage Publications.
- Kraska, P., Brent, J. in Neuman, W. L. (2020). Criminal justice and criminology research methods (3rd ed.). Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group.
- Tracy, S. J. (2024). Qualitative research methods: Collecting evidence, crafting analysis, communicating impact (3rd ed.). Wiley-Blackwell.
