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| SOCI0053-5 | Survey Methodology
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| Duration : | 30h Th |
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| Number of credits : |
| Bachelor in Political Sciences, 3rd year | | 6 |
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| Bachelor in Human and Social Sciences, 2nd year | | 3 |
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| Bachelor in Sociology and Anthropology, 2nd year | | 3 |
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| One-year preliminary programme leading to the Master in Management of Human Resources | | 3 |
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| One-year preliminary programme leading to the Master in Population and Development | | 3 |
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| One-year preliminary programme leading to the Master in Sociology and Anthropology | | 3 |
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| One-year preliminary programme leading to the Master in Sociology | | 3 |
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| One-year preliminary programme leading to the Master in Labour Sciences | | 3 |
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| Master in Public Health, Professional Focus in Epidemology, 2nd year | | 4 |
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| Bachelor in Information and Communication, 3rd year | | 4 |
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| Master in Information and Communication, Professional Focus in Journalism, 1st year | | 4 |
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| Master in Information and Communication, Professional Focus in Journalism, 2nd year | | 4 |
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| Master in Information and Communication, Professional Focus in Cultural Mediation and Book-related Professions, 1st year | | 4 |
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| Master in Information and Communication, Professional Focus in Cultural Mediation and Book-related Professions, 2nd year | | 4 |
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| Lecturer : | Marc Jacquemain |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| All year long |
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Course contents :
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| The theoretical course resumes the stages of a quantitative survey. The main stages developed in the theoretical course are those concerning the principle and techniques of sampling, the preparation techniques of a questionnaire (including the qualitative interview), the modalities of signing of a questionnaire, the principles relating to interpretation of the results.
The course will also emphasize some of the cognitive mechanisms that lay under the problems of question wording. It will also develop some elements of the theory of public opinion and of the history of polls.
Private lectures are organized for the most technical parts of the course (sampling, question wording and statistical interpretation of the results). |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| The purpose of the course is double:
1 ° to give to the students the theoretical basic knowledge necessary for the realization of a quantitative survey, mainly in sampling of populations, realization of questionnaires, statistical treatment and interpretation of results.
2° To give the students the necessary tools in order to understant and interpret the surveys they could be confronted to : how to understand sampling error, how to understand various forms of figures and tables, how to assess the effect of the ways questions are asked and the potential biases they can induce, which conclusions may drawn form allowable evidence.
3° To position survey techniques in relation to other ways of gathering relevant information in social sciences. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| If possible, knowledge of elementary notions of statistics and probability |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| Each main part of the course will be followed by one or two periods of training. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Ex-cathedra lessons (30 h) illustrated by transparent frames.
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After each main chapter of the course, one or two sessions of practictal training will take place. |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| A pedagogical frame is provided throuh detailed powerpoint. All technical elements of the course can be found there.The oral course is dedicated to explaining and exemplifying the content of powerpoint. To attend the course is very useful to understand the various slides.Reference works
Mainly used books are : see French version.
Consulting the various books is not at all compulsory but may help the student to understand better or to deepen the study of some particular points. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Written examination for both sessions
Written examination is composed of short open questions (usally 8 questions). The final note will take into account :
- exact response or not
- clear or obscure argumentaton : an answer with no argumentation will not be taken into account.
- relevance : the preseance of irrelevant considerations diminishes the note.
- capacity to synthesize
Students must be able to use the main notions from the courses in the context of simple problems. |
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Training(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| Teacher : Marc JACQUEMAIN, Tel: 04/366 30 72 - Fax: 04/366 45 20 e-mail : marc.jacquemain@ulg.ac.be |
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