• Cina Annette

Overview/description
This seminar is designed to help the graduates in acquiring the necessary skills that will enable them to critically read, appraise and review quantitative research reports at an introductory level. Frequently, professional reading must be squeezed into a small window of available time and improving the reading skills will help sort through the reading required to maintain and expand their knowledge base. It is expected that this seminar will help the participants to undertake the critical analysis of quantitative research papers and incorporate it into all their professional life. For doing so, this seminar provides the opportunity to begin practicing the role of efficient consumer of quantitative research using controlled exercises. The sessions will be in the form of class discussions and participatory meetings.

The aims of the seminar

• provide the student with a general understanding of empirical research methods

• identify valid and rigorous quantitative studies

• assess data sources and data collection methods for quantitative studies

• assess the reliability and validity of measures

• demonstrate understanding of quantitative data analysis techniques

• discuss results from quantitative studies

Evaluation
The seminar will be validated by a written report and class participation.

Important!
Participation of the following coursed is mandatory:
- Interdisziplinäres wissenschaftliche Arbeiten, Kurs: L005.0004
- Einführung in die rechtswissenschaftlichen Methoden, Kurs: L005.0003
- Reading and understanding quantitative research reports, Kurs: L005.0010

You will earn 3 ECTS in total for the 3 courses!

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O'Dwyer, L. M., & Bernauer, J. A. (2013). Quantitative research for the qualitative Researcher. London: Sage Publications.
Fallon, F. (2016). Writing up Quantitative Research in the Social and Behavioral Sciences. Rotterdam: Springer.
Lee, P. (2006). Understanding and critiquing quantitative research papers. Nursing times, 102, 28-30.