Social Science Research Methods for Studying the Digital Society
15 credits
Reading list, Master's level, 2IS090
Main group 1
Part 1 - Philosopy of Science (weeks one & two)
- Okasha, Samir, Philosophy of Science : a very short introduction / Samair Okasha, uuuu-uuuuCompulsory
Additional journal articles and book chapters will be added.
Part 2 - Quantitative Approaches (week three)
- Navarro, D.J; Foxcroft, D.R, Learning statistics with jamovi: a tutorial for psychology students and other beginners.Compulsory (Chapters 1–4, 6, 8–10, 12, 15)
- Nardi, Peter M., Doing Survey Research: a Guide to Quantitative Methods, uuuu-uuuuCompulsory
Additional journal articles and book chapters will be added.
Part 3 - Qualitative Approaches (week four)
- Flick, Uwe, The Sage handbook of qualitative research design / Uwe Flick, uuuu-uuuuCompulsory
Additional journal articles and book chapters will be added.
Part 4 - Computational Social Science (week five)
Journal articles.
Part 5 - Subject Specific Methods & In-depth Studies (week six- ten)
The course week will be based on journal articles and book chapters available for download. Reference literature for each subject.
* Compulsory