| Course title | Research Review and Analysis |
| Course code | Soci3015 |
| Credit points (ECTS) | 3 |
| Total Hours in Course | 81 |
| Number of hours for lectures | 16 |
| Number of hours for seminars and practical classes | 16 |
| Independent study hours | 49 |
| Date of course confirmation | 16/03/2011 |
| Responsible Unit | Institute of Social Sciences and Humanities |
| Course developers | |
| Mg. sc. soc., pasn. Lana Janmere |
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| There is no prerequisite knowledge required for this course | |
| Course abstract | |
| The aim of course is to supply knowledge about public administration research specific character and its analysis. Students will understand the process of research analysis, critically analyze research according to its objectives, and get acquainted with research secondary analysis | |
| Learning outcomes and their assessment | |
| Knowledge about assessment of social science research results and its use in the public administration problem solving. Skills: to have a good knowledge of society's current problems, facts and statistical data; to analyze, systematize, synthesize and integrate information from different sources; to understand processes in society and offer necessary developments which approved by the research. Competences: to analyze and assess public administration research, provide arguments on their practical application. | |
| Compulsory reading | |
| 1. Babbie E., Halley F., Zaino J. Adventures in Social Research. - Chicago: Sage Publications, Pine Forge Press, 2007. p. 433.
2. Криштановский А. О. Анализ социологических данных с помощъю пакета SPSS.- Москва: Издательский дом ГУ-ВШЭ, 2006. c. 280. 3. McNabb D. E. Research methods in public administration and nonprofit management :quantitative and qualitative approaches. - Armonk, New York ; London, England : M.E. Sharpe, 2008. p. 458. 4. Public administration in transition :theory, practice, methodology /edited by Gjelstrup G. and Sørensen E. - Copenhagen, Denmark : DJØF Pub., 2007. p. 366. |
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| Further reading | |
| 1. Arhipova I., Bāliņa S. Statistika ekonomikā un biznesā. - R.: Datorzinību centrs, 2006. 362 lpp.
2. Sirkin R. M. Statistics for the Social Sciences. - London: Sage Publications, 2005. p.632. 3. The SAGE encyclopedia of social science research methods/ edited by Lewis-Beck M.S., Bryman A. and Futing Liao T. - California, London: Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, 2004. p. 1305. |
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| Periodicals and other sources | |
| 1. European Journal of Social Theory. SAGE Publications. 2011.- ISSN: 1461-7137
2. International Journal of Social Research Methodology. Journal of the Social Research Association. 2010.-ISSN: 1464-5300 3. Organizational Research Methods. Journal of the Research Methods Division of Academy of Management (USA). SAGE Publications. 2010.-ISSN |
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