5711770: C21_Research Methods I (IFS)

Qualifications

• • know the most important methodological approaches and instruments of social sciences
  • understand the relevant influencing factors of research decisions
  • describe the most important approaches for various problem situations
  • correctly implement methodological instruments and approaches
  • identify the relevant influential factors in the research process
  • analyze the consequences of methodological decisions on the research process and results
  • assess research approaches and evaluate their suitability in various situations
• • reflect upon the basic types of research design
  • interpret and explain the prerequisites of research strategies
  • apply the basic research approaches to new problems
  • compare alternative research approaches, identify similarities and differences
  • summarize and evaluate the various research approaches
  • determine if certain models (i.e. approaches) can be implemented in concrete situations and choose an appropriate model/approach for the situation under research
• • understand different point of views a research design can be based on
  • acquire new or alternative approaches to solutions and link them to your own approaches
• • tolerate different points of view
  • use various points of view constructively in order to develope and use new arguments