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| SOCI0053-5 | Survey Methodology
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| Duration : | 30h Th |
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| Credits/ECTS : |
| Bachelor in Political Sciences, 3rd year | | Toute l'année | | 6 |
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| Master in Criminology, Reserach Focus, 1st year | | Toute l'année | | 4 |
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| Master in Criminology, Professional Focus, 1st year | | Toute l'année | | 4 |
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| Bachelor in Human and Social Sciences, 2nd year | | Toute l'année | | 3 |
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| Bachelor in Sociology and Anthropology, 2nd year | | Toute l'année | | 3 |
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| One-year preliminary programme leading to the Master in Management of Human Resources | | Toute l'année | | 3 |
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| One-year preliminary programme leading to the Master in Population and Development | | Toute l'année | | 3 |
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| One-year preliminary programme leading to the Master in Sociology and Anthropology | | Toute l'année | | 3 |
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| One-year preliminary programme leading to the Master in Sociology | | Toute l'année | | 3 |
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| One-year preliminary programme leading to the Master in Labour Sciences | | Toute l'année | | 3 |
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| Master in Public Health, Professional Focus in Epidemology, 2nd year | | Toute l'année | | 4 |
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| Bachelor in Information and Communication, 3rd year | | Toute l'année | | 3 |
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| Bachelor in Information and Communication, 3rd year | | Toute l'année | | 4 |
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| Holder(s) : | Marc Jacquemain |
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| Language : | French language |
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| Course contents : | 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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| 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 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 within the field of public opinion theory and in regard to main social issues linked to the increasing influence of polls in all fields. |
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| Prerequisites : | If possible, knowledge of elementary notions of statistics and probability |
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| Organization : | Ex-cathedra lessons (30 h) illustrated by transparent frames.
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| Written notes : | 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 : | Written examination for both sessions |
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| Contacts : | Teacher : Marc JACQUEMAIN, Tel: 04/366 30 72 - Fax: 04/366 45 20 e-mail : marc.jacquemain@ulg.ac.be |
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