Tyrimo metodai (ABM)

Dalyko studijų rezultatai

1. Demonstrate knowledge of principles of good research design.
2. Identify different quantitative and qualitative research methods.
3. Identify and communicate their research problem.
4. Select, provide an overview and references for scientific literature relevant for their research topic.
5. Formulate their research strategy.
6. Develop research hypothesis and research questions.
7. Evaluate, select and apply appropriate data and methods for the research.
8. Critically evaluate the results.
9. Communicate and compare the results with other scientific publications.

Dalyko turinys

1. Defining the characteristics of scientific and applied research.
2. Planning of research process.
3. Formulating research problem.
4. Search and review of scientific literature.
5. Choosing research design.
6. Different types of data and data collection.
7. Quantitative methods and data analysis: descriptive statistics, analysis of variance, econometrics, clustering methods.
8. Qualitative methods and data analysis: literature review, interviewing, focus groups, content analysis, grounded theory.
9. Presentation of research.
10. Research ethics.

Dalyko studijos valandomis

Lectures 20 hours
Practicums 40 hours
Self-study 140 hours
Total 200 hours

Studijų rezultatų vertinimas

Individual task on literature review and analysis – 10%
Individual task on forming a research strategy – 10%
Individual task on quantitative methods 1 – 10%
Individual task on quantitative methods 2 – 10%
Group task of qualitative methods – 10%
Individual task on research design – 10%
Individual task of review of other student’s project – 10%
Presentation and defence of the final master thesis project – 30%

Literatūra

Required reading:
1. Creswell, J. W. (2014). Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches, 4th ed. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications.
2. Miller, D.B., Salkind, N.J. (2002). Handbook of Research Design. Social Measurement. 6th. ed. Thousand Oaks, London: SAGE.
3. Alreck, P. L., Settle, R.B. (2003). The Survey Research Handbook. 3rd ed. Boston: McGraw-Hill.
4. Hardy, M., and Bryman, A. (eds.) (2004). Handbook of Data Analysis. Thousand Oaks: Sage
5. Wooldridge, J.M. (2012) Introductory Econometrics: A Modern Approach. Mason: Sotuh-Western.
Recommended reading:
1. Singleton, R: A.; Straits. B.C (2009). Approaches to Social Research.5th ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press.