Social Sciences Research Methods Seminar

Social Sciences Research Methods Seminar

An interdisciplinary seminar on research methods in the social sciences to postgraduate students at Master and PhD level. The seminar covers qualitative and quantitative research methods, from introductory training to advanced statistical analysis.​

The seminar is available for ULisboa and external participants.

Schedule

2nd Semester - 22nd February 2023 to 3rd June 2023
Tuesday, 4 pm to 6 pm

Teachers

Lea Heyne (Coordinator)
Felippe Clemente
Luca Manucci
Susana Salgado
Tiago Silva

Applications

Applications through the ICS FenixEdu platform: https://fenix.ics.ulisboa.pt.
To create a registration, please access https://fenix.ics.ulisboa.pt/accountCreation.
In case you already have a registration, you can recover the access at https://fenix.ics.ulisboa.pt/passwordResetRequest.
In case you already have a student number at ICS, you should use your Campus account credentials. You may recover your access to this account at https://utilizador.ulisboa.pt.

The application must be submitted through Isolated Curricular Units. The application fee is € 20.

As stipulated in the ICS Table of Fees, students must also pay the enrolment fee, in the amount of € 25, and the attendance fee, in the amount of € 25.

Syllabus

Part 1: Statistical Methods (taught via videoconference)
Teachers: Lea Heyne e Tiago Silva

  • Quantitative Methods: Why Use Them
  • Data Management
  • Descriptive Statistics
  • Bivariate Statistics
  • Linear Regression

Part 2: Qualitative Comparative Analysis
Teacher: Luca Manucci

Part 3: Content Analysis
Teacher: Susana Salgado

Part 4: Game Theory
Teacher: Felippe Clemente