- active participation in class (20%)
- presentation of a research project (40%)
- discussion of peer projects (20%)
- final exam (20%)
Syllabus
Title
5969 Applied Socioeconomical Theories and Methods I
Instructors
Dr. Mujaheed Shaikh, Dr. Anna-Theresa Renner, M.Sc.
Type
PI
Weekly hours
4
Language of instruction
Englisch
Registration
02/12/18 to 02/28/18
Registration via LPIS
Registration via LPIS
Notes to the course
Subject(s) Master Programs
Dates
| Day | Date | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday | 03/08/18 | 10:00 AM - 02:00 PM | D1.1.074 |
| Thursday | 03/15/18 | 10:00 AM - 02:00 PM | D1.1.074 |
| Thursday | 03/22/18 | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | D1.1.074 |
| Thursday | 03/22/18 | 12:00 PM - 02:00 PM | TC.-1.61 |
| Thursday | 04/12/18 | 10:00 AM - 02:00 PM | D4.1.212 GIS Lab |
| Thursday | 04/26/18 | 10:00 AM - 02:00 PM | TC.-1.61 |
| Thursday | 05/03/18 | 10:00 AM - 02:00 PM | D1.1.074 |
| Thursday | 05/17/18 | 10:00 AM - 02:00 PM | D4.1.212 GIS Lab |
| Thursday | 05/24/18 | 10:00 AM - 02:00 PM | TC.-1.61 |
| Thursday | 06/07/18 | 10:00 AM - 02:00 PM | D1.1.074 |
| Thursday | 06/14/18 | 10:00 AM - 02:00 PM | TC.-1.61 |
| Thursday | 06/21/18 | 10:00 AM - 02:00 PM | D1.1.074 |
| Thursday | 06/28/18 | 10:00 AM - 02:00 PM | D1.1.074 |
The course is intended to introduce central socioeconomic theories and methods from a multidisciplinary perspective.
The topic health is integrally treated from the perspective of different socioeconomic disciplines (such as sociology, economics and demography).
The following content areas will be dealt with:
- Sociological and economic theories: basic concepts, and empirical approaches
- Disciplinary and interdisciplinary methods of health research;
- Specific topics and fields of application of health research (e.g., discrimination and health inequalities, risky health behavior);
- Development of research questions and effective designs in selected areas.
After completing this course, students should be able to:
- understand, classify and evaluate central socioeconomic theories and methods
- recognize the multi-dimensionality of problem situations in health research
- adapt socioeconomic theories and methods to specific fields of application and to apply them to specific socioeconomic questions
- examine and develop integrative research designs
This course also supports the following skills:
- Theoretical and methodological reflexion competences, the ability to adapt and apply different theoretical concepts and methodological approaches to the analysis of socioeconomic problem areas
- Based on theoretical concepts, to develop multiperspective analysis competencies for specific questions
- In teamwork socioeconomic thematic complexes in a case study oriented theoretical and empirical research and to prepare the results for the presentation
- Study and critical reflection of relevant literature on theories and methods
- Multidisciplinary screening and evaluation of topic specific data and research results
- Preparing case studies
- Development of integrative research designs
- Lectures by lecturers
- Discussions in groups and in plenary
- Guest lectures by experts
Last edited: 2018-03-07
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