Introduction to Social Sciences II

Code:

LEC109

Acronym:

ICS II

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Social Science

Instance: 2008/2009 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Grupo de Ciências Sociais
Course/CS Responsible:	ECONOMICS

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
ECO	3	Official Curricular Structure since 2004	1	2	4	-

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

The main aim of Introduction Social Sciences is to provide the mastery of the methodological procedures of scientific research in relation to the substantial contents learned in Introduction to Social Sciences I.

Program

Empirical research problems in social sciences
1. Formulation of the initial question: its importance for the research strategy, according to different disciplinary perspectives
2.Research exploratory phase
3.Problem formulation and problematic identification
4. Hypothesis and analytical model
5.Variables construction
6. Data gathering methods and techniques
6.1.Different kinds of methods
6.2.Different kinds of techniques

Main Bibliography

A. Giddens, "Sociology: problems and perspectives "in Sociology, Lisbon, Gulbenkian, 1997, pages 19 to 40.
R. Quivy and Luc Vam Campenhoudt, Objectives and procedure of the scientific research, in Manual of research in social sciences, Lisbon, Gradiva, 1998, pages 15 to 28. R. Quivy and Luc Van Campenhoudt, "Exploration", in Manual of research in social sciences, Lisbon, Gradiva, 1998, pages 49 to 86.
Brinkerhoff, David; White, Lynn, “Doing sociology”, in Sociology, St. Paul, West Publishing Company, 1991, pages 26 to 50.
R. Quivy e Luc Van Campenhoudt, “Question of departure and theoretician framework”, in Manual of research in social sciences, Lisbon, Gradiva, 1998, pages 31 to 46 and 89 to 106.
R. Quivy e Luc Van Campenhoudt, “The construction of the analysis model and the traduction of indicator”, in Manual of research in social sciences, Lisbon, Gradiva, 1998, pages 110 to 151.
A. Giddens, “Understanding deviance”, in Sociology, Lisbon, Gulbenkian, 1997, pages 155 to 168
Brinkerhoff, David; White, Lynn, “Deviance, crime, and social control”, in Sociology, St. Paul, West Publishing Company, 1991, pages 190 to 209.
Vincent de Gaulejac, Isabel Taboada Léonetti, and the collaboration of Frédéric Blondel and Dominique - Marie Boullier, “Integration and exclusion in the fight of the places. Insertion and désinsertion, Ear, Men and Outlines,, Paris, 1994, pages 51
R. Quivy e Luc Van Campenhoudt, “the Observation”, in Manual of research in social sciences, Lisboa, Gradiva, 1998, pages 155 to 207.
R. Quivy e Luc Van Campenhoudt, “Retrospect of the great lines of scientific procedure”, in Manual of research in social sciences, Lisbon, Gradiva, 1998, pages 243 to 275

Teaching methods and learning activities

Within the theoretical framework of meaningful learning, the course seeks to provide a combination of theoretical learning with investment studies in analysing concrete and diverse problems. In this perspective, without disregarding the advantages of the demonstrative lesson, focus is placed on mobilising student reflection in order to overcome the practices of mere memorisation and repetition without imagination. As a goal of the methods of education in the social sciences field, emphasis is given to creating skills for theoretical reading that are transferable to other subject areas and to the study of concrete problems.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam