Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
| Master in criminology (120 ECTS) | 4 crédits | |||
| Extra courses intended for exchange students (Erasmus, ...) (Faculté de Droit, de Sciences politique et de Criminologie) | 4 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
Introduction to elementary statistical procedures : Concept of variable, measures of central tendency and variability, normal distribution, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing and inferential statistics, chi-square tests for categorical data, Student t tests for paired and independent samples, non-parametric tests, correlations and linear regressions, and analysis of variance. Included in the course will be the teaching of the use of the free software « JASP » in order to properly apply these statistical tools.
The course emphasizes the use of statistical procedures in situations that criminologists might encounter. The content of the course therefore focuses on data analysis and exercise solving
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:
- Analyze data from scientific studies in criminology, with basic statistical treatments and to accurately interpret the results
- Use the software "JASP" to analyze the data
- Read and understand the results of scientific studies that include basic statistical analyses
- Adopt a critical approach toward the generalization of findings from sample measures.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Basic use of a computer.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Each course session starts with a theoretical explanation of the statistical tools during the first hour, followed by a training to the use of the software « JASP » on a computer.
Organisational adjustments related to the current health context
The course will be organized through visioconferences using the Lifesize software.
Recommended or required readings
Assessment methods and criteria
Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.
Any session :
- In-person
written exam ( open-ended questions )
- Remote
written exam ( open-ended questions )
- If evaluation in "hybrid"
preferred remote
Additional information:
An open book written exam is organized at the end of the course. The questions essentially involve problem solving and data analysis using the software « JASP ».
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
Teacher: E. Quertemont, Tel: 04/366.21.05, equertemont@uliege.be