Foundations of Social Research

Course content

The main objective of this course is to introduce the students to the basic concepts of social research and to provide them with an understanding of the relationship between theory, research and empirical evidence. Students will be introduced to a variety of research methods that are important to empirical political and administrative research such as survey research, observation, experimentation, content analysis and aggregate data analysis. The course also aims to provide the students with an understanding of the major approaches to the study of social, political and administrative phenomenon from a critical standpoint.