Learning Outcomes:
The course's specific learning objectives and goals include:
- awareness about how methodological choices are closely linked to conceptual issues
- familiarity with a variety of research methods, including interviewing, case studies, process tracing, and the use of documentary/primary sources;
- ability to consider the appropriateness of different methodologies and types of evidence to test alternative hypotheses and to construct arguments;
- understand advantages and limitations of qualitative research
- understand ethical issues in social science research
- awareness about the need of transparency in qualitative research