Guia docente 2017_18 Facultad de CC. Sociales y de la Comunicación

Contents

Topic	Sub-topic
1. Science as cognitive paradigm and the scientific condition of the Social Sciences	Ontology, epistemology and methodology of the science. The methodological plurality.
2. Research as a process; designs and strategies	Research design and operacionalization. Designs and strategies.
3. Qualitative techniques for research	Observation and documentary selection. The interview and the technical groups.
4. Quantitative techniques for data collection	Empirical translation of the theory. Technique of scales. Survey by sampling. Quality of the sources of information. Official statistical sources.
5. Quantitative technicians for data analysis	Normal populations. Central limit theorem. The distribution of the average of the sample. Interpretation of a confidence interval. Size of the sample to estimate the average. Distribution of a proportion. Multiple linear regression. Statistical hypothesis testing.
6. Computing applied to the resolution of practical cases	Use of spreadsheets for the application of the concepts and quantitative techniques to the resolution of exercises and practical cases.