Scientific Work and Empirical Research - Interactive curriculae of TU Ilmenau

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module properties module number 9188 - common information
module number	9188
department	Department of Economic Sciences and Media
ID of group	2551 (Media Research and Political Communication)
module leader	Prof. Dr. Jens Wolling
language	English
term	ganzjährig
previous knowledge and experience	none
learning outcome	Students are able to understand and explain complex research designs. Students are able to organize, prepare and modify empirical data for statistical analysis. Students understand how to apply different methods of uni-, bi- and multivariate analysis of quantiative data to answer research questions. Students interpret and explain the results of advanced statistical analyses
content	In the seminar the principles and the statistical background of basic methods of data analysis are explained. These methods are applied to specific research problems. Therefore, real research data are analyzed using SPSS. Proceedings of data modification and index building are trained (compute, recode...) and different techniques of uni-, bi- and multivariate analysis of quantitative data are learned (frequencies, means, crosstabs, correlation analysis, regression analysis, analysis of variance, factor analysis...)
media of instruction and technical requirements for education and examination in case of online participation	Power Point Presentations, Empirical Data, Questionnaires
literature / references	Bryman, A. (2008): Social Research Methods (3rd edition). Oxford et al.: University Press. Field, A. (2005): Discovering Statistics Using SPSS (2nd edition). London, Thousand Oaks and New Delhi: Sage. Fielding, J. (2007): Understanding Social Statistics (2nd edition). Los Angeles et al.: Sage. Tabachnick, B.G., & Fidell, L.S. (2005): Using Multivariate Statistics (4th edition). Boston et al.: Allyn and Bacon.
evaluation of teaching

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module name	Scientific Work and Empirical Research
examination number	90102
credit points	3
SWS	3
on-campus program (h)	33.75
self-study (h)	56.25
obligation	obligatory module
exam	alternative examination performance
details of the certificate	Students write a research paper based on their own statistical anaylsis.
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Details in degree program Master Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaft/Media and Communication Science 2013 ATTENTION: not offered anymore
module name	Scientific Work and Empirical Research
examination number	90102
credit points	3
on-campus program (h)	34
self-study (h)	56
obligation	obligatory module
exam	alternative examination performance
details of the certificate	Students write a research paper based on their own statistical analysis.
link to Moodle course
signup details for alternative examinations
maximum number of participants