INNE

The main course objective is a presentation of most common social research methods, both

of qualitative and quantitative nature. The most important expected result of instruction is

getting basic skills of planning and conducting own empirical research as well as getting

knowledge useful for critical assessment of other authors' researches. Those skills can be

useful not only while conducting own scientific research (e.g. as a part of master thesis) but

also in business practice, both in private and public sector (market research, tools for

strategic management in organization, preparation and evaluation of public policies). The

course covers a review of different research approaches and their applications, issues

connected with preparing questionnaires, survey data analysis and a discussion of the

possibility to combine quantitative and qualitative methods. The course combines elements

of a seminar (dominating mode), together with e-learning.