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SOCI0053-1

Survey Methodology

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Duration :30h Th, 30h Pr
Credits/ECTS :
1st "licence" in criminology4,5
1st year of Master's degree in criminology, specialised approach5
2nd year of a Bachelor's degree in human and social sciences6
2nd year of a Bachelor's degree in sociology and anthropology6
1st "licence" in sociology6
2nd year of a Bachelor's degree in information and communication4
Holder(s) :Marc Jacquemain
Course contents : The theoretical course is structured in 15 points which resume the stages of a quantitative survey. The main stages developed in the theoretical course are those concerning the principle of representativeness of the statistical valuers, the sampling techniques, the preparation techniques of a questionnaire, the modalities of signing of a questionnaire, the techniques of data encoding, the principles relating to interpretation of the results.

The practical works consist in realizing a concrete survey by making practically all the operations required by a terrain survey. They are integrated in the theoretical course according to its progress.

Private lectures are organized for the most technical parts of the course (sampling and statistical interpretation of the results).
Course objective : 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 allow the students to realize a terrain survey by making practically all the stages required by a quantitative survey. Study desk, interview grid with experts and persons resources, preparation and pre-testing of questionnaires, techniques of interview, signing of questionnaires, random and empirical samplings, coding and encoding of the data, perusal and statistical treatment of the results.
Prerequisites : If possible, knowledge of basic elements in descriptive statistics.
Organization : Ex-cathedra lessons (30 h) illustrated by transparent frames.
The practical works (30 h) are supervised by the researchers of the service and a teaching assistant.
Private lectures: the practical works (30 h) which constitute half of the course and the private lessons were described above.
Written notes : Reference works
ARDILLY P., Les techniques de sondage, Paris, Editions Technip, 1994.
BLANCHET A. & Al., Les techniques d'enquête en sciences sociales, Paris, Dunod, 1987.
GHIGLIONE R., MATALON B., Les enquêtes sociologiques, théories et pratique, Paris, A. Colin, 1988.
MATALON B., Décrire, expliquer, prévoir, démarches expérimentales et terrain, Paris, A. Colin, 1988.
Notes de cours "Méthodologie de l'enquête" de R. Doutrelepont sont distribuées par le Cercle des étudiants en sociologie.

Advised readings :
The above mentionned books and:
BLANCHET A. & Al., L'entretien dans les sciences sociales, Paris, Dunod, 1985.
DROESBEKE J.J., FICHET B., TASSI Ph., Ed., Les sondages, Paris, Economica, 1987.
LECLERC G., L'observation de l'homme, une histoire des enquêtes sociales, Paris, Seuil, 1979.
Assessment : Oral examination during the two sessions
Contacts : Teacher : Marc JACQUEMAIN, Tel: 04/366 30 72 - Fax: 04/366 29 83
e-mail : marc.jacquemain@ulg.ac.be
Teaching assistant :
Frédéric HESELMANS, Tel: 04/366 31 50 - Fax: 04/366 29 83
e-mail : Frederic.Heselmans@ulg.ac.be




ULg : Students and Studies Administration - Academic Affairs
Contact : Monique Marcourt, direction A.E.E.
Date of data : 27/02/2006
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