Qualitative survey methods in the social sciences

This course introduces students to social science research (from constructing a subject to writing a report), with an emphasis on qualitative methods. It consists essentially of a field survey on the general theme of managing nature in the city. It aims to introduce students to the social dimensions of environmental management issues, as well as to the production and processing of qualitative data in the social sciences. In this respect, it trains students to draw up diagnoses of environmental management situations, working on three main types of skills: (i) producing and analyzing heterogeneous data (written, oral, observational), (ii) analyzing multidimensional, complex and singular situations, (iii) conveying the complexity of these situations to an audience.

"-1. Know the main features of social science epistemology

2. Implement an Inductive-Iterative approach

3. Know the main hypotheses of the sociology of organized action

4. Apply the theoretical framework of the sociology of organized action

5. Conduct a semi-directive interview."

Preparing a semi-directive interview

8. Describe and explain the discrepancy between official and actual functioning within an organization and between organizations.

9. Construct and present an argument based on qualitative data.

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