MAERGD4300 Quantitative methodology Course description

The course deals with different research designs and methods for the collection of quantitative data. Different statistical techniques and analysis of quantitative research will be emphasised. The course will include an introduction to the statistics programme SPSS. Documentation and communication of quantitative research will also be discussed.

The student must have been admitted to the study programme.

After completing the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and competence:

Knowledge

The student has in-depth knowledge of

• quantitative research design
• quantitative methods of data collection and analysis
• statistical methods

Skills

The student is capable of

• critically assessing quantitative studies
• formulating a research question, which can be answered using a quantitative method
• elaborating a quantitative research design
• choosing a relevant measurement method
• making statistical calculations
• analysing results

Competence

The student is capable of

• analysing relevant quantitative academic and research ethics issues
• applying his/her knowledge and skills to carry out quantitative tasks and projects
• disseminating quantitative academic questions, analysis and conclusions

The work methods vary between lectures, seminars with active discussion among students, seminars in data laboratories, group work and self-study. Part of the course is taught jointly with other master's programmes at the faculty.

Assessment content: The learning outcomes

Form of assessment: Individual home exam, approx. 2500 words. The assignment is handed out at the start of the course and is submitted 14 days after the last day of the last session.

Resit exam: The student submits a reworked version of the paper.

All aids are permitted.

Grade scale A-F.

An external examiner takes part in preparing the exam questions and assessment criteria and assesses a minimum of 20% of the papers together with an internal examiner. Two internal examiners will assess the remaining papers. The external examiner's assessment shall benefit all the students.