| Week |
Subject |
Related Preparation |
| 1) |
Nature of scientific explanation; criteria scientific explanations must meet; how scientific explanation proceeds. |
• Babbie, Earl, The Practice of Social Research, Chapter 1, 15th edition, Cengage: Boston, 2021 (although this is the latest edition, any earlier edition will also serve the purpose) |
| 2) |
Basic concepts: variable, hypothesis, model, theory. Types of variables.
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• Babbie, Earl, The Practice of Social Research, Chapter 2, 15th edition, Cengage: Boston, 2021 (although this is the latest edition, any earlier edition will also serve the purpose)
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| 3) |
Basic concepts: variable, hypothesis, model, theory. Types of variables.
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• Babbie, Earl, The Practice of Social Research, Chapter 2, 15th edition, Cengage: Boston, 2021 (although this is the latest edition, any earlier edition will also serve the purpose)
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| 4) |
Types of empirical research; descriptive, classification, comparison, relation (correlational, causal). |
• Babbie, Earl, The Practice of Social Research, Chapter 3, 15th edition, Cengage: Boston, 2021 (although this is the latest edition, any earlier edition will also serve the purpose).
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| 5) |
Measurement: Four levels of measurement; quality of measurement (reliability, validity)
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• Babbie, Earl, The Practice of Social Research, Chapter 5, 15th edition, Cengage: Boston, 2021 (although this is the latest edition, any earlier edition will also serve the purpose).
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| 6) |
Midterm |
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| 7) |
Basic review of statistics.
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• Babbie, Earl, The Practice of Social Research, Chapter 14, 15th edition, Cengage: Boston, 2021 (although this is the latest edition, any earlier edition will also serve the purpose).
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| 8) |
Basic review of statistics.
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• Babbie, Earl, The Practice of Social Research, Chapter 14, 15th edition, Cengage: Boston, 2021 (although this is the latest edition, any earlier edition will also serve the purpose).
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| 9) |
Introduction to sampling techniques; basic probabilistic and non-probabilistic samples
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• Babbie, Earl, The Practice of Social Research, Chapter 7, 15th edition, Cengage: Boston, 2021 (although this is the latest edition, any earlier edition will also serve the purpose).
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| 10) |
The sample survey; questionnaire design and interviewing.
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• Babbie, Earl, The Practice of Social Research, Chapter 9, 15th edition, Cengage: Boston, 2021 (although this is the latest edition, any earlier edition will also serve the purpose).
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| 11) |
The sample survey; questionnaire design and interviewing.
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• Babbie, Earl, The Practice of Social Research, Chapter 9, 15th edition, Cengage: Boston, 2021 (although this is the latest edition, any earlier edition will also serve the purpose).
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| 12) |
Experimental methods; laboratory experiments; field experiments, natural experiments.
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• Babbie, Earl, The Practice of Social Research, Chapter 8, 15th edition, Cengage: Boston, 2021 (although this is the latest edition, any earlier edition will also serve the purpose).
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| 13) |
Qualitative methods
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• Babbie, Earl, The Practice of Social Research, Chapter 11, 15th edition, Cengage: Boston, 2021 (although this is the latest edition, any earlier edition will also serve the purpose).
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| 14) |
General Evaluations |
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Program Outcomes |
Level of Contribution |
| 1) |
Grasp basic theoretical and conceptual knowledge about the field and relations between them at the level of practice. |
5 |
| 2) |
Possess basic knowledge about the causes and effects of political transformations in societies. |
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| 3) |
Possess knowledge about quantitative, qualitative and mixed research methods in social and behavioral sciences. |
4 |
| 4) |
Recognize historical patterns while evaluating contemporary political and social developments. |
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| 5) |
Demonstrate interdisciplinary and critical approach while analyzing, synthesizing and forecasting domestic and foreign policy. |
3 |
| 6) |
Conduct studies in the field professionally, both independently or as a team member. |
5 |
| 7) |
Possess consciousness about lifelong learning based on Research & Development. |
5 |
| 8) |
Communicate with peers both orally and in writing, by using a foreign language at least at a level of European Language Portfolio B1 General Level and the necessary informatics and communication technologies. |
5 |
| 9) |
Apply field-related knowledge and competences into career advancement, projects for sustainable development goals, and social responsibility initiatives. |
5 |
| 10) |
Possess the habit to monitor domestic and foreign policy agenda as well as international developments. |
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| 11) |
Possess competence to interpret the new political actors, theories and concepts in a global era. |
4 |
| 12) |
Evaluate the legal and ethical implications of advanced technologies on politics. |
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