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SFV4800 Forberedelse til masteroppgaven - kvantitativ metode Emneplan

Engelsk emnenavn
Master Thesis Preparation Workshop - Quantitative Methods
Studieprogram
Master Programme in Applied Social Sciences - Study Option International Social Welfare and Health Policy
Masterstudium i sosialfag - studieretning barnevern, deltid
Masterstudium i sosialfag - studieretning barnevern
Masterprogram i sosialfag
Masterprogram i sosialfag
Enkeltemner knyttet til masterprogram i sosialfag
Masterstudium i sosialfag - studieretning sosialt arbeid, deltid
Masterstudium i sosialfag - studieretning sosialt arbeid
Omfang
10.0 stp.
Studieår
2025/2026
Pensum
HØST 2025
Timeplan
Programplan
Emnehistorikk

Innledning

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Anbefalte forkunnskaper

Students taking the Master`s Programme in Applied Social Sciences or Master i sosialfag should have completed one of the courses SFF4110 or SIW4210. Applicants from other master's degree programmes should have completed and passed quantitative methodology, worth a minimum of 5 ECTs.

Læringsutbytte

After completing the course, student should have the following overall learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills, and general competence:

Knowledge

The student has

  • advanced knowledge about different quantitative designs and data and variable formatting.
  • advanced knowledge about the use of different regression models to analyse social science topics.
  • broad knowledge about different quantitative analysis techniques and how to interpret their results.
  • broad knowledge about the possibilities and limitations of various statistical procedures

Skills

The student is capable of

  • understanding quantitative research articles and their methodological strengths and weaknesses.
  • choosing appropriate analysis techniques given specific research questions and data.
  • working independently with practical data preparation, analysis, and interpretation of quantitative data.
  • using the statistical tool Stata for research purposes
  • presenting statistical results in assignments and articles

General competence

The student is capable of

  • applying skills in quantitative method in new areas to conduct job assignments and projects.
  • critically assessing results from different research designs and from different types of statistical analyses
  • Interpreting and communicating empirical results in an appropriate manner.

Arbeids- og undervisningsformer

The course consists of lectures, seminars and group supervision on campus, and e-lectures. The main emphasis is on student active teaching in the form of workshops.

Arbeidskrav og obligatoriske aktiviteter

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Vurdering og eksamen

The exam in the course is an individually written report in article format. The article must have a scope of 10 pages (+/- 10 percent). Font and font size: Calibri 12 points. Line spacing:1,5.

Students awarded a fail grade are given one opportunity to submit an improved version of the article for assessment.

Hjelpemidler ved eksamen

Minimum 30 dager undervisningspraksis

Vurdering av praksis gjøres i samarbeid mellom fagansvarlig og praksisveileder på den aktuelle praksisskolen. Endelig karaktersetting gjøres av faglærer

Hvis en student ikke består en praksisperiode kan denne gjennomføres på nytt. Får studenten vurdert samme praksisperiode til ikke bestått to ganger må studiet normalt avbrytes, jfr § 8-4 i forskrift om studier og eksamen ved OsloMet - storbyuniversitetet

Vurderingsuttrykk

Bestått/ikke bestått

Sensorordning

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Emneansvarlig

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