3 ECTS credits
90 h study time
Offer 1 with catalog number 1020647BER for all students in the 2nd semester
at
a (B) Bachelor - advanced level.
- Semester
- 2nd semester
- Enrollment based on exam contract
- Possible
- Grading method
- Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
- Can retake in second session
- Yes
- Enrollment Requirements
- Volgtijdelijkheid: De student is ingeschreven in de Bachelor Criminologische Wetenschappen met studieduurverkorting (traject 1 of traject 4) en is tevens ingeschreven voor "Statistiek II in de criminologie"
- Taught in
- Dutch
- Faculty
- Faculty of Law and Criminology
- Department
- Criminology
- Educational team
- Kristof Verfaillie
(course titular)
Canigia Mestdagh
Sofie Van den Bussche
Barbara Janssens
- Activities and contact hours
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30 contact hours Seminar, Exercises or Practicals
56 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study
- Course Content
In this course, students are acquired qualitative and quantitative research design, the difference between both, their possibilities and limitations. Students learn how to develop their research design in function of the problem at stake and research aims. We expect that students have obtained a basic knowledge of methodology in their previous educational programme. The content is seen in seminars:
- The research problem and objective
- Development of research question
- Operationalization of the research
- Quantitative and qualitative research designs
- The sample of the selection of the research units
- Development of questionnaires and assessment of methodological quality
- Data collection techniques such as interviews, observations, , questionnaires,
- Quality criteria including validity and reliability for both quantitative and qualitative research
- Ethical aspects of conducting research
The students are able to develop a research plan with guidance and possess the basic skills for research in the criminological field.
- Course material
- Digital course material (Required) : Nota’s en slides HOC en WEC Methoden van criminologisch onderzoek II
Handbook (Required) : Basisboek methoden en technieken incl. toegang tot Prepzone , Kwantitatief praktijkgericht onderzoek op wetenschappelijke basis, Baarda, - Bakker - Julsing - Fischer - van Vianen , 6de druk, Noordhoff Uitgevers B.V. , 9789001877095, 2017
- Additional info
Mission seminar: 100% of the final total
The assignments are completed in group in the seminar.
Students make a number of orders for the quantitative part and the qualitative part. At this they will be assessed. Also a peer assessment will be charged for the final evaluation of the seminar.
Students must participate in the evaluations of the seminars in order to participate in the session.
- Learning Outcomes
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General Competencies
- The students can list the main concepts and principles of the methods and techniques of criminological research and apply a criminological scientific research question;
- The students can formulate a research problem, aim and question (see Problem Formulation) about a criminological relevant research topic;
- A problem formulation can link to a self-fledged proposal for a feasible research design (see study design);
- The students can construct / develop a written and oral reflection on the advantages and disadvantages of a research design, according to the stated problem, question and objectives;
- The students are able to establish quantitative and qualitative research tools (see questionnaires, observation schedules, interview schedules) to critically reflect on the established research tools and data collection;
- The students work constructively together to research assignments
- The students establish a scientific, critical and ethical attitude to the day.
- The students make constructive efforts to contribute to the group assignments.
- Grading
-
The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Other Exam determines 100% of the final mark.
Within the Other Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:
- PRAC Teamwork
with a relative weight of 100
which comprises 100% of the final mark.
Note: Permanente Evaluatie
- Additional info regarding evaluation
The evaluation of the seminar includes practical considering conducting research and peer assessment. The information about the content of the contracts is disclosed in the first seminar and in the note of the seminar on PointCarré.
- Allowed unsatisfactory mark
- The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.
Academic context
This offer is part of the following study plans:
Bachelor of Criminology: Verkort traject 1 (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Criminology: Instroomplan 4 (only offered in Dutch)