Zwei Studierende stehen im Stiegenhaus des Teaching Centers

Quantitative and Qualitative Methods

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Option A

Semester: 2

Hours/week: 4

ECTS: 10

Lecturers: Barbara Haas, Astrid Pennerstorfer

Language: English

Learning Objectives: This general introduction to qualitative and quantitative research methods will provide basic information about

  1. methodological underpinnings of research methods and research designs

  2. different forms of methods

  3. use of statistical software 

  4. application to test data  and finally about 

  5. the combination of quantitative and qualitative approaches.

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We will place a focus on differences and similarities in both methods. Moreover, we will discuss the quality assessment and the possibilities of how to combine different approaches in a fruitful manner. The students will gain more insights in research methods On the one hand, students will get introduced into qualitative and quantitative methods. On the other hand, they will critically reflect on both methods and on examples from published empirical studies, thereby building foundational knowledge for a further applied deepening in the winter term.

Option B

Semester: 2

Hours/week: 4

ECTS: 10

Lecturers: Barbara Haas, Manuel Scholz-Wäckerle

Language: English

Learning Objectives: This general introduction to qualitative and quantitative research methods will provide basic information about 

  1. methodological underpinnings of research methods and research designs

  2. different forms of methods

  3. field analysis 

  4. modelling and simulation and finally about

  5. the combination of quantitative and qualitative approaches.

The course focuses on differences and similarities in both methods. Moreover, we discuss quality assessment and possibilities of potential synthesis among different approaches in a fruitful manner. The students will gain more insights in research methods. On the one hand, students will get introduced to contemporary discourses on methods by conducting and presenting literature reviews. On the other hand, they will experiment with some basic examples from field analysis and modelling/simulation, thereby building foundational knowledge for a further applied deepening in the winter term.