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UCACCMET127.5 ECTSEnglishBachelor

Research in Practice: Methods and statistics for the Social Scientist

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NiveauBachelor
Studiejaar2026-2027

Beschrijving

Course goals

After completing this course students are able to:
  1. critically evaluate empirical research designs in the social sciences and take relevant methodological issues into account
  2. understand, apply, and explain methodological and statistical terminology
  3. report statistical results in APA format
  4. conduct basic descriptive and inferential statistical procedures using the software JASP
  5. interpret JASP output
Relationship between assessment and learning goals:
 
In this course, students are assessed 5 times :
  1. Written in-class test 1/Midterm Exam: this tests the knowledge and the ability to apply the methodological and statistical terminology covered in the first 5 weeks of the course (course goals 1, 2, and 5).
  2. JASP Exam: this tests the ability to conduct analyses using JASP and interpret the output (course goals 3, 4, and 5).
  3. Written in-class test 2/Final Exam: this tests the knowledge and the ability to apply the methodological and statistical terminology covered in the course (course goals 1, 2, and 5).
  4. JASP Labs: this tests the completion of JASP homework (course goal 4).

Content

The course “Research in Practice” is an introduction to the research methodology and statistical analysis techniques used in social science research. The topics of this course will not follow the traditional order offered in standard textbooks, but, as the title indicates, will follow the order as needed by social science research in practice. Topics covered include research design, ethics, sampling, measurement, reliability and validity, and various analysis techniques for associations between variables and differences between groups.
 
Format and grading
For a period of 15 weeks, there are two 2-hour meetings per week. Half of the meetings will be devoted to lectures. The other half of the time, students will work on JASP labs, activities, or other small assignments. For access to UCACCMET22 a minimum grade D is required for the JASP test. Students who did not pass this exam with a D and wish to take the course UCACCMET22, can contact the course coordinator of UCACCMET12 to schedule a separate exam to meet this entrance requirement.

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