Application of Theories

Uitgebreide vaknaam	Application of Theories
Leerdoelen	A successful student of this course can: - describe the basic structure of scientific explanations and apply it to simple examples (deductively – nomological approach); - describe the adequacy criteria for scientific explanations according to Hempel and Oppenheim, relate these to Popper’s concept of falsifiability and assess the criteria for concrete examples of explanations of social phenomena, - apply propositional and syllogistic logic to analyze the logical consistence of simple examples of explanations of social phenomena, - formulate and analyze macro-micro-macro explanations of social phenomena - formulate sound theoretical explanations of social phenomena.
Omschrijving	Scientists develop explanations and/or predictions of specific phenomena based on general theories about the behavior of individuals and social systems. These general theories need to be applied to the specific research problem. In this course, students learn how this is done in a scientifically correct way. Based on many examples from the social-scientific literature, we discuss how theories should be formulated and how they are applied in a logically correct way to generate testable predictions and analyze policies. The application of theories will be taught in lectures and practices in tutorials, related to weekly assignments (a lecture and a practical each week).
Uren per week	4
Onderwijsvorm	hoorcollege, werkcollege
Toetsvorm	schriftelijk tentamen (essay) DIGITAL
Vaksoort	bachelor
Coördinator	dr. M. Maes
Docent(en)	dr. M. Maes
Verplichte literatuur	Titel Auteur ISBN Prijs Syllabus ca. €  20,00
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Opgenomen in	Opleiding Jaar Periode Type Ba sociologie  (Ba2 sociologie) 2 semester I a verplicht Ba sociologie Internationale (keuzevakken) 1 semester I a keuze