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Application of Theories
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| Faculteit | Gedrags- en MaatschappijWetenschappen |
| Jaar | 2019/20 |
| Vakcode | SOBA202B |
| Vaknaam | Application of Theories |
| Niveau(s) | bachelor |
| Voertaal | Engels |
| Periode | semester I a |
| ECTS | 5 |
| Rooster | rooster.rug.nl |
| 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. |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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