280.159 Methods of Empirical Social Research
This course is in all assigned curricula part of the STEOP.
This course is in at least 1 assigned curriculum part of the STEOP.

2020S, VU, 2.0h, 3.0EC
TUWEL

Properties

  • Semester hours: 2.0
  • Credits: 3.0
  • Type: VU Lecture and Exercise

Learning outcomes

After successful completion of the course, students are able to design and conduct social space analyses with focus on qualitative-participative research methods.

Students

  • get an overview of the relevant spatial planning methods of qualitative empirical social research;

  • learn the appropriate use of the methods of empirical social research for the different topics of space and place;

  • can classify critical the different methods and understand the differences between standardized and non- standardized research;

  • immerse themselves in the acquired knowledge of methods from the lecture in the practice part of the course;

  • arrange a qualitative method in the context of domestic work and reflect their own scientific approach;

  • can face the variety of data collection and analysis techniques in the end of the course, and known mainly interventional and spatially methods in theory and practice.

Subject of course

At first, the background of the methods of empirical social research is outlined, with the significant division into quantitative and qualitative methods of empirical social research.
In terms of quantitative methods are mainly the research steps, hypothesis formation and the development and application of questionnaires in the foreground. Much time of the course is devoted to the qualitative methods. The important qualitative data collection methods (interviews, observation, group discussion)  for the daily work of planners be learned in their individual approach, their methodological structure and its implementation. Based on this information we discusse different qualitative analysis approaches and the qualitative content analysis as a relevant method of analysis and practical will be learned in the practical part of the course. In addition to this, new methodological process of spatial planning as intervening methods, methods of participations (e.g. mental maps), social area analysis will presented. The lecture is accompanied by an practical part, with best-practice and real examples.

Teaching methods

(1) Reading & Discussions

(2) Empirical Research: social space analysis (district-level)

(3) Methodological reflexion during research process

(4) Collective writing of final term paper (reflexion of research)

 

Mode of examination

Immanent

Additional information


AKTUELLE INFORMATIONEN ZUM DISTANCE TEACHING

Die Lehrveranstaltungsinputs werden als Videos bzw. kommentierte Powerpoint-Folien im Laufe des LVA-Tages (Dienstag) online gestellt und nicht live von 10 bis 12 Uhr gestreamt. Wir haben zudem vor die Inhalte in kleinere Portionen aufzuteilen, um ein Selbststudium sowie die Arbeit in Kleingruppen zeitflexibel zu ermöglichen. Wichtig ist Termine für Anmeldungen (Gruppen und Feedback) sowie Abgaben einzuhalten!

Interaktive Termine
2. und 3. 4.2020  Feedback-Termine für die einzelnen Gruppen laut Anmeldung im Rahmen einer gotomeeting-Konferenz.

12.5. 2020 Fragestunde zum Übungsteil im Rahmen einer gotomeeting-Konferenz

16.6. 2020 Peer-Feedback-Runde

Bei organisatorischen Fragen wenden Sie sich bitte an den LV-Tutor Johannes Schrabauer: johannes.schrabauer@tuwien.ac.at

  • Unterstützend zu den Folien der VU gibt es einen Reader zur Lehrveranstaltung, der ab dem Kick Off-Termin im Handapparat der Institutsbibliothek zur Verfügung stehen wird (Augasse 2-6, 2.Stock/ Spange A, Raum WA 02 K19)
  • Anwesenheitspflicht bei allen Einheiten!

Lecturers

Institute

Course dates

DayTimeDateLocationDescription
Tue10:00 - 12:0003.03.2020Seminarraum W92 Kick Off
Tue10:00 - 12:0010.03.2020Seminarraum W92 Vorlesungsübung

Examination modalities

  • exam for course content

  • seminar paper (working groups consisting of 5-6 students)

Course registration

Begin End Deregistration end
21.02.2020 12:00 04.03.2020 23:55 23.03.2020 23:55

Curricula

Study CodeObligationSemesterPrecon.Info
033 240 Spatial Planning Mandatory4. Semester

Literature

Es gibt einen Reader mit Texten aus unterschiedlichen Einführungsbüchern der "Methoden der empirischen Sozialforschung", der ab dem Kick Off-Termin im Handapparat der Institutsbibliothek zur Verfügung stehen wird (Augasse 2-6, 2.Stock/ Spange A, Raum WA 02 K19).

Der Reader deckt alle Vorlesungen inhaltlich ab und kann als Ergänzung zu den bereitgestellten Folien gesehen werden.

Miscellaneous

  • Attendance Required!

Language

German