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András István Kun
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Research methodology / Introduction to Social Science Research

University of Debrecen
Faculty of Economics and Business

Syllabus 2019. Spring

Slideshows (2019 Spring):
Introduction, basic notions of social research; The research topic; Searching and reviewing literature; The research philosophies; Research design; Sampling;
Secondary data & unobtrusive techniques; Observation and experiment;

Aids: JEL-classification system;
ABDC rankings; MTA (Hungarian Academy of Sciences) rankings;
An example for thesis proposal templates (2017);
A sample exam paper (2017);
RM workbook (unfinished manuscript)

Syllabus 2018. Fall

Slideshows (2018 Fall):
Introduction, basic notions of social research; The research topic;
Literature review; The research philosophies; Research design; Sampling;
Secondary data & unobtrusive techniques; Observation and experiment;
Interviews; Survey and questionnaires (and quantitative analysis);
Qualitative analysis; Writing out the research

Syllabus 2017. Fall Slideshows (2017): Introduction, basic notions of social research The research topic Literature review The research philosophies Research design Sampling Secondary data & unobtrusive techniques Observation and experiment Interviews Survey and questionnaires (and quantitative analysis) Qualitative analysis Writing out the research Aids: JEL-classification; ABDC rankings; MTA (Hungarian Academy of Sciences) rankings; An example for thesis proposal templates (2017); A sample exam paper (2017) Results2017 Slideshows (2016): Introduction, basic notions of social research The research process Literature review Research design Experiment, observation Unobtrusive research & some qualitative approaches Survey Sampling Interviews Aids: JEL-classification; ABDC rankings; MTA (Hungarian Academy of Sciences) rankings; Final questionnarie for seminar research (2016); Final excel for recording questionnaire (2016); An example for thesis proposal templates (2017); A sample exam paper (2017) Useful sites: academia.edu, researchgate.net, ssrn.com, nber.org, EconLit, EconPapers
Slideshows (2015): Introduction, basic notions of social research The research process Reviewing the literature & Citation Formulating a research problem & Identifying variables Constructing hypotheses & research design Additional study material: Questionnaire materials (updated 26 November 2015 17:30)
Readings: Selected chapters according to the syllabus from: Kumar, Ranjit (2005): Research Methodology. A Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners. 2nd edition. SAGE Publications Ltd., London.