Face-to-face , second term, 22,5 hours of theory and 15 hours of exercises.

The course is taught in French, but the student should be able to read texts in English.

By the end of the course, the student should:
- be able to critically analyze the production requirements and the results of a research;
- have a good knowledge of the possibilities and limitations of the main methods of collection and analysis of social science data and be able to choose cleverly between these, the one(s) that is (are) appropriate for the studied subject.

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For the Bachelor in History :

For the Bachelor in Information and Communication :

For the Bachelor in Political Sciences: General :

For the Bachelor in Sociology and Anthropology :

This course is the prolongation of “Approach and methods of research in social sciences I” and is devoted to the presentation of the main data collection and analysis methods in social sciences: the experimental approach, the research interview (questionnaire survey, semi-structured interview, group interview) and the content analysis, the secondary analysis of existing data, observation and field studies. The course ends by putting into perspective the different methods and with considerations on the ethical and political issues of research.

The course is supplemented with illustrations drawn from actual research practice and presented by the teacher himself or, occasionally, by visiting researchers.

Evaluation is based 1°) on a small fieldwork, 2°/ on a written exam (half of the total grade) about both DMRSS I and II

Quivy R., Van Campenhoudt L., Manuel de recherche en sciences sociales, Paris, Dunod, 2011 (4th ed).

In addition to the manual, which serves as reference to the course, an overview of the course as well as some texts will be made available to the students. A website (eSaintLouis) accompanies the course and provides useful resources, in particular for the completion of the course work.