Veranstaltungsart | Seminar | Veranstaltungsnummer | 424811 |
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SWS | 2 | Semester | SoSe 2022 |
Einrichtung | Sozialwissenschaften | Sprache | englisch |
Belegungsfristen | 01.04.2022 - 10.05.2022 aktuell | ||
01.04.2022 - 10.05.2022 aktuell |
Tag | Zeit | Rhythmus | Dauer | Raum | Lehrperson | fällt aus am | Max. Teilnehmer/-innen | ||
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Seminar | Mi | 10:00 bis 12:00 | wöchentlich | 20.04.2022 bis 27.07.2022 | 3.01.1.65a | Prof. Dr. Tjaden |
Kommentar | Data is becoming ever more important for students and researchers in the social sciences across different sub-disciplines including economics, business, political science, and sociology. Data skills are also in high demand on the job market including in fields as diverse as data science & programming, business intelligence, data journalism, public administration, international organizations, market research, and monitoring & evaluation.
This course is a hands-on, practical introduction to the R programming language for students of the social sciences. R is one of the fastest growing, most popular and extremely versatile statistics packages and programming languages in the world. It is free and has a large community that helps to improve it continuously. The course focusses on basic concepts in (descriptive) data analysis, management, visualization and reporting. Students will learn how to produce their own interactive data report and understand basic concepts in social data science. The course teaches the basics required for further delving into data science. The course will help students to make a decision whether to pursue more advanced quantitative courses in the future (or not).
Prior knowledge in statistics and data analysis is not required. The course is designed to show students that working with data is less scary than often perceived. It is aimed at beginners and those students curious to acquire a new skill.
Check out the course online: Intro to R for Social Scientists (jaspertjaden.github.io) Check out intro video describing who this course is for: https://youtu.be/-rRQ6PZDqGg |
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Veranstaltungsart | Kolloquium | Veranstaltungsnummer | 425612 |
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SWS | Semester | SoSe 2022 | |
Einrichtung | Sozialwissenschaften | Sprache | deutsch |
Belegungsfrist | 01.04.2022 - 10.05.2022 aktuell |
Tag | Zeit | Rhythmus | Dauer | Raum | Lehrperson | fällt aus am | Max. Teilnehmer/-innen | ||
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Kolloquium | Do | 16:00 bis 18:00 | wöchentlich | 21.04.2022 bis 28.07.2022 | 3.07.0.39 | Prof. Dr. Tjaden | 20 |
Kommentar | Ziel dieses Seminar ist es, Studierende zielgerichtet und systematisch bei der Erstellung ihrer BA-Arbeit zu unterstützen. Das Kolloquium richtet sich sowohl an Studierende, die bereits klare Vorstellungen über das Thema ihrer Abschlussarbeit haben als auch an solche, die sich in einem früheren Stadium der Erstellung ihrer Arbeit befinden. Es sind grundsätzlich alle Projekte im Kolloquium herzlich willkommen. Themenschwerpunkte können in unterschiedlichen Bereichen liegen: u.a. Migration, Integration, Diskriminierung, Bildung, Arbeitsmarkt, sharing economy, Quantitative Methoden, sekundäre Analysen von Umfragedaten, etc. |
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Veranstaltungsart | Seminar | Veranstaltungsnummer | 424011 |
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SWS | 2 | Semester | SoSe 2022 |
Einrichtung | Sozialwissenschaften | Sprache | englisch |
Belegungsfrist | 01.04.2022 - 10.05.2022 aktuell |
Tag | Zeit | Rhythmus | Dauer | Raum | Lehrperson | fällt aus am | Max. Teilnehmer/-innen | ||
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Seminar | Do | 14:00 bis 16:00 | wöchentlich | 21.04.2022 bis 28.07.2022 | 3.06.H01 | Prof. Dr. Tjaden | 25 |
Kommentar | Since 2014, more than a million migrants have sought protection in Germany. After the immediate challenge of managing reception and allocation, the fundamental long-term task for the government is to facilitate the integration of asylum seekers and refugees into society. Integration is a contested and complex concept that cuts across various parts of society: labour markets, education, housing, discrimination etc. |
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Veranstaltungsart | Seminar | Veranstaltungsnummer | 422921 |
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SWS | 2 | Semester | SoSe 2022 |
Einrichtung | Sozialwissenschaften | Sprache | englisch |
Belegungsfrist | 01.04.2022 - 10.05.2022 aktuell |
Tag | Zeit | Rhythmus | Dauer | Raum | Lehrperson | fällt aus am | Max. Teilnehmer/-innen | ||
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Seminar | Di | 10:00 bis 12:00 | wöchentlich | 26.04.2022 bis 03.05.2022 | 3.06.S13 | Prof. Dr. Tjaden | 25 | ||
Seminar | Di | 10:00 bis 12:00 | wöchentlich | 10.05.2022 bis 26.07.2022 | 3.06.S23 | Prof. Dr. Tjaden | 25 |
Kommentar | What is Social Science Research and how does it work? What is the difference between a journalist and a researcher? In times of „fake news“ and claims of a „post factual society“, the skill to distinguish between fact and opinion, between theory and evidence, is key. Scientific (social) research is a tool to describe and explain the world around us by using a specific set of methods. It is the scientific method as such that sets research apart from other modes of producing knowledge. The course will guide through various steps in the process of producing high-quality research and teach students the hard skills and difficult choices involved in the craft. Social science includes a large variety of different methods, each with their own advantages and disadvantages. The type of methods applied to pursue a research question are called research designs. Only a thorough understanding of research designs and how they have been applied will allow the reader to assess the quality of research and challenge the validity of evidence. In this seminar, students will be introduced to the basic concepts of research designs, different options and the relative advantages and disadvantages of various research designs. Knowledge about research designs will prepare students for their research work (course papers, final theses etc.) at the university. It will also help refine them as critical and organized thinkers more generally. Understanding of research designs will help students evaluate phenomena in society and question common assumptions about society from various perspectives. Evidence is all around us and a deeper understanding of where evidence comes from will allow students to navigate whatever field they wish to enter. In the first block of the seminar, students will be introduced to basic concepts in developing a research project including 1) developing a research question, 2) theory, 3) defining concepts, 4) measurement, 5) data collection, and 6) causality. In the second block of the seminar, students will be introduced to common research designs in the social sciences based on practical examples using quantitative and qualitative data. |
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Universität Potsdam
Professur für angewandte Sozialforschung und Public Policy
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14469 Potsdam
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