Introduction to Empirical Methods for the Social Sciences
(POL10100) Einführung in die Methoden der empirischen Sozialforschung
Course 0000003848 in WS 2017/8
General Data
| Course Type | lecture |
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| Semester Weekly Hours | 2 SWS |
| Organisational Unit | Associate Professorship of Computational Social Science and Big Data (Prof. Pfeffer) |
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| Dates |
Wed, 13:15–14:45, 2770 |
Assignment to Modules
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POL10100: Methoden der empirischen Sozialforschung / Methods of Empirical Social Research
This module is included in the following catalogs:- Catalogue of soft-skill courses
Further Information
Courses are together with exams the building blocks for modules. Please keep in mind that information on the contents, learning outcomes and, especially examination conditions are given on the module level only – see section "Assignment to Modules" above.
| additional remarks | * What is political science? * Measurements, variables, probabilities and distributions * Causality and causal inference * Survey, field, and natural experiments * Analyzing observational data * Introduction to regression analysis * Causal process tracing, case selection and other key issues in case study research * Where data come from - survey research * Uses and design of survey questionnaires * Sampling for surveys and field research * Non-positivist epistemology |
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| Links |
E-Learning course (e. g. Moodle) TUMonline entry |
Equivalent Courses (e. g. in other semesters)
| Semester | Title | Lecturers | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| WS 2023/4 | (POL10100) Introduction to Empirical Methods for the Social Sciences |
Hummel, L.
Assistants: Gruschwitz, B. |
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| WS 2022/3 | (POL10100) Introduction to Empirical Methods for the Social Sciences |
Paula, K.
Assistants: Gruschwitz, B. |
Tue, 15:00–16:30, 2370 |
| WS 2021/2 | (POL10100) Introduction to Empirical Methods for the Social Sciences |
Pfeffer, J.
Assistants: Schmid, H. |
Wed, 13:15–14:45, 2770 |
| WS 2020/1 | Introduction to Empirical Methods for the Social Sciences | Pfeffer, J. |
Wed, 13:15–14:45, virtuell |
| WS 2019/20 | Introduction to Empirical Methods for the Social Sciences | Pfeffer, J. |
Wed, 13:15–14:45, 2770 |
| WS 2018/9 | Introduction to Empirical Methods for the Social Sciences | Pfeffer, J. |
Wed, 13:15–14:45, 2770 |
| WS 2016/7 | Introduction to Empirical Methods for the Social Sciences |
Wed, 13:15–14:45, 2770 and singular or moved dates |