prx555 - Research design and methodology (Complete module description)

prx555 - Research design and methodology (Complete module description)

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Module label Research design and methodology
Modulkürzel prx555
Credit points 6.0 KP
Workload 180 h
Institute directory Department of Business Administration, Economics and Law
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Zuständige Personen
  • Rebmann, Karin (module responsibility)
  • Slopinski, Andreas (Module counselling)
  • Rebmann, Karin (Prüfungsberechtigt)
  • Lehrenden, Die im Modul (Prüfungsberechtigt)
Prerequisites
Skills to be acquired in this module

Students …

  • plan their own empirical study in the field of vocational education and training
  • develop and justify a survey and pretest the survey instrument
  • present, discuss and reflect the results of the pre-test
  • choose an analysis procedure and give reasons for their choice
Module contents

This module concentrates on the development of an empirical survey in the field of vocational education and training. The work within the module can be connected to survey drafts which have been developed in the module pb026 “Research in vocational education and training”. The seminar and the tutorial support especially the following research tasks: planning methods (setting up an research plan), conception of a research design including the development of survey instruments, planning and conducting pre-tests, data analysis, presenting and reflecting research results.

Literaturempfehlungen

Bortz, J. & Döring, N. (2006). Forschungsmethoden und Evaluation für Human- und Sozialwissenschaftler (4th edition). Berlin: Springer.

Bühner, M. (2006). Einführung in die Test- und Fragebogenkonstruktion. München: Pearson.

Diekmann, A. (2011). Empirische Sozialforschung (5th edition). Reinbek: Rowohlt.

Flick, U. (2009). Qualitative Sozialforschung. Reinbek: Rowohlt.

Häder, M. (2006). Empirische Sozialforschung. Wiesbaden: Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften.

Kuckartz, U. (2010). Einführung in die computergestützte Analyse qualitativer Daten. Wiesbaden: Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften.

Raithel, J. (2006). Quantitative Forschung: Ein Praxiskurs. Wiesbaden: Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften.

Scholl, A. (2003). Die Befragung. Konstanz: UVK.

Links

http://www.uni-oldenburg.de/bwp

Language of instruction German
Duration (semesters) 1 Semester
Module frequency Annual
Module capacity unlimited
Type of module Pflicht o. Wahlpflicht / compulsory or optional
Module level PB (Professionalisierungsbereich / Professionalization)
Previous knowledge Helpful previous knowledge:
pb026 “Research in vocational education and training”
Form of instruction Comment SWS Frequency Workload of compulsory attendance
Tutorial 2 28
Seminar 2 28
Präsenzzeit Modul insgesamt 56 h
Examination Prüfungszeiten Type of examination
Final exam of module
PS
Alternative form of examination in the winter semester 2019/2020: seminar paper