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课程名称：研究城市：城市研究的社会科学方法 课程概述： 欢迎参加课程“研究城市：城市研究的社会科学方法”，由鹿特丹伊拉斯姆斯大学住房与城市发展研究所（IHS）主办。该课程专为希望在城市或地方背景下进行科学研究的学习者设计。您将深入理解研究周期中的不同步骤，为未来的研究打下坚实的基础。 在研究开始之前，了解研究的各个方面和要素至关重要。课程将引导您认识研究周期的各个步骤，提供任何硕士课程所需的基本知识，尤其关注城市和地方发展。课程首先通过引导讲座介绍问题陈述、研究目标、实证周期和研究问题。随后，您将学习理论框架与操作化的组成部分及标准、研究策略、定量和定性数据的收集与分析。通过观看视频讲座、回答讨论中的问题以及完成最终的同行评审，您将获得评估科学研究关键步骤所需的工具。 课程大纲： 1. 研究主题： - 学习本周材料并回答相关问题和测验，以深入理解问题陈述的需乞与标准、研究设计的主要组成部分及如何制定良好的研究问题。 2. 理论框架与操作化： - 学习如何将理论转化为实证研究，了解从研究问题到概念框架的过程，以及将复杂概念转换为可测量指标的方式。 3. 研究策略： - 探讨实证研究的不同策略和方法，包括问卷调查、准实验、案例研究和文献研究等，并理解选择适当方法的重要性。 4. 定量与定性数据： - 学习如何收集初级和次级定量数据（如调查与现有大数据集），以及初级和次级定性数据（如访谈与文献）的收集方法。 5. 定量与定性分析： - 深入了解数据分析的不同方法，通过本周的学习掌握学术研究者所需的基本数据分析知识，并通过最终测试评估学习成果。 通过本课程，您将掌握进行城市研究的社会科学方法，为未来的研究奠定坚实基础。
Name:Research Topic
Description:By studying this week’s materials and by answering the related questions and quiz, you will gain a deeper understanding of the need and the criteria for a problem statement, the main components of the research design and how to formulate a good research question. You will learn the different aspects in order to understand these primary steps in conducting research, and be given the tools to evaluate the quality of research questions according to the criteria.
Name:Theoretical Framework and Operationalization
Description:By studying this week’s materials and by answering the related questions and quiz, you will gain more insight in how operationalization transitions theory to empirical research. You will learn how an empirical researcher creates the transformation from the research question to the conceptual framework, and from the complex concepts of this framework to measurable (unambiguous) indicators. You will also become aware of the most common mistakes inexperienced researchers make in the operationalization.
Name:Research Strategies
Description:By studying this week’s materials and by answering the related questions and quiz, you will gain more knowledge about the possible strategies or approaches in empirical research. The research strategy of any research should be a coherent body of decisions concerning the way in which the researcher is going to carry out the research in order to obtain valid answers to the research questions. The main strategies in social science research will be discussed during this week’s lectures, namely the survey, quasi-experiment, case study and desk research (working with existing large data sets). You will gain basic knowledge on these 4 strategies, and how they link to research questions. By the end of the week you will understand the importance of choosing appropriate methods and techniques in relation to a research question.
Name:Quantitative and Qualitative Data
Description:By studying this week’s materials and by answering the related questions and quiz, you will gain knowledge on the basics of collecting data. The video lectures will teach you how to deal with primary quantitative data collection (survey) and secondary quantitative data collection (existing large data sets). We’ll continue the week with qualitative data collection, both primary (interviews) and secondary (from existing literature). Therefore you will gain a basic understanding of the data collection for each of the research strategies treated last week.
Name:Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis
Description:By studying this week’s materials and by answering the related questions and quiz, you will gain insight in the analysis of the different types of data. From the point of data collection last week, it is important to understand the various ways to analysis the data. During this week you collect the essential knowledge on data collection that any academic researcher needs. Links to other MOOCs will be shared that can be used to broader your knowledge on specific statistics. The week concludes with the final test, encompassing all you have learned during the course. By passing this final test, you will pass the course.
Welcome! Are you looking to learn more about how to conduct scientific research, specifically in an urban or local context? Then you have found the right course: Studying Cities: Social Science Methods for Urban Research by the Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS), Erasmus University Rotterdam. During the course you will gain more insight in the different steps of the research cycle, and build a firm foundation for your own future research endeavors. Before any (urban) researcher may start conducting research, it is crucial to understand the different aspects and elements of doing research. The course will guide you through the various steps of the research cycle to provide you with the basic knowledge necessary for any Master-level program, but with a special focus on urban and local development. The course starts with introductory lectures on the problem statement, research objective, empirical cycle and the research question. Over the following weeks you will also learn the components and criteria of the theoretical framework and operationalization, research strategies, and the collection and analysis of quantitative and qualitative data. You will be provided with the necessary tools to understand and evaluate these key steps in scientific research by watching video lectures with in-video questions and by completing the final peer review, which will use all the elements you have learnt throughout the course.
