Research Project: Social Sciences
| Degree programme | Social Work |
| Subject area | Social Work & Health |
| Type of degree | Master Part-time Summer Semester 2023 |
| Course unit title | Research Project: Social Sciences |
| Course unit code | 800101013200 |
| Language of instruction | German, English |
| Type of course unit (compulsory, optional) | Elective |
| Teaching hours per week | 4 |
| Year of study | 2023 |
| Level of the course / module according to the curriculum | |
| Number of ECTS credits allocated | 6 |
| Name of lecturer(s) | Erika GESER-ENGLEITNER, Hubert MATT, Friedrich MAYRHOFER |
Communicative and social competence, autonomy, basic knowledge in statistics (central and spread measures); costs for the survey phase abroad must be borne individually and amount to a total of approx. 1,000 EUR; the research camp will take place during the lecture-free period in summer.
Scientific positions, qualitative and quantitative methods of social research, research design, research planning.
During two consecutive semesters students
- participate in a research project which is organised in the form of a research camp abroad in the summer semester,
- acquire and improve their competencies of theoretical and methodological know-how of social science research on the basis of a real example,
- define individual learning and working aims in cooperation with the coach,
- plan the application of social science research methods,
- depending on work status realize first surveys, which they continue during the next semester.
First semester of a two semester lasting research training inside the Research Group Empirical Social Sciences for one student with previous application and selection. Method: guided self learning, realisation of a social science study.
Level of defined learning and working targets with reference to previous knowledge of the student - documentation of learning outcome and project realisation.
This course constitutes the first cycle of the module "Research Project: Social Sciences“ which will be continued under the same title in the subsequent winter term.
Examples for possible projects can be found under http://www.fhv.at/aktuelles/news/buchpublikation/no_cache=1&cHash=24dcd6a40c6207bde0b1952363690d7c and in the miscellany: Fredersdorf, Frederic (Ed.) (2015): Anwendungsorientierte Sozial- und Sozialarbeitsforschung in Vorarlberg. VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften. Wiesbaden.
Further readings:
Atteslander, A. (132010); Methoden der empirischen Sozialforschung. ESV. Berlin
Diekmann, A. (42007): Empirische Sozialforschung - Grundlagen, Methoden, Anwendungen. Rowohlt. Reinbek
Hug, T. & Pospeschill, M. (2010): Empirisch forschen. UTB. München u.a.
Lamnek, S. & Krell, C. (62016): Qualitative Sozialforschung: Mit Online-Materialien. Beltz. Weinheim
Pospeschill, M. (2010): Testtheorie, Testkonstruktion, Testevaluation. UTB. München u.a.
Coaching, instruction, self learning