Bachelor Paper Sociology

6 ECTS credits
178 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 1019982BNR for all students in the 1st and 2nd semester at a (B) Bachelor - advanced level.

Semester

1st and 2nd semester

Enrollment based on exam contract

Impossible

Grading method

Grading (scale from 0 to 20)

Can retake in second session

Yes

Enrollment Requirements

Studenten die dit opleidingsonderdeel opnemen, moeten geslaagd zijn voor 'Werkcollege dataverzameling en -verwerking (LO II)' en moeten ingeschreven of geslaagd zijn voor 'Multivariate data-analyse voor de sociale wetenschappen'.

Taught in

Dutch

Faculty

Faculty of Social Sciences & SolvayBusinessSchool

Department

Sociology

Educational team

Katrien Vanthomme (course titular)

Activities and contact hours

8 contact hours Lecture
20 contact hours Seminar, Exercises or Practicals
150 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study

Course Content

In this seminar the students will pass through and integrate the different stages of the social research process systematically. They will do so under the supervision of the coordinators and promoters. Whereas one or a few stages of the social research process are at the centre of the seminars Sociology and Methodology Science, Research Methods, and Data Collection and Processing, the focus in this seminar is on the integration of the stages of social research. More specifically, students are being supplied with the knowledge and skills needed to bring this integration process to a favourable conclusion during some general information sessions organized by the coordinators. In addition, students are divided into several thematic groups in which they investigate a social research topic profoundly under the supervision of a promoter. After all, acquiring skills takes hands-on experience.

Course material

Digital course material (Required) : Slides en aanvullende informatie, P. Stouthuysen & H. Vandenheede, Canvas
Digital course material (Required) : Handleiding, P. Stouthuysen & H. Vandenheede, Canvas
Digital course material (Required) : Cursus “Bibliografisch refereren volgens de APA-richtlijnen”, I. Glorieux, I. Depoorter, L. Hoon, Canvas, 2015

Additional info

Not applicable.

Learning Outcomes

Algemene competenties

Students can conduct a well set-up literature study, in which they incorporate important theoretical contributions to the field of sociology in an integrated way;
Students can explore a certain research topic and deduce a specific research question on the basis of relevant scientific literature;
Students are aware of the importance of crediting sources correctly and of implementing this in their own scientific work;
Students are able to embed their research question in a realistic and relevant research plan and then to carry it out;
Students are able to choose the apt research method for answering a specific research question, to account for the chosen method and to perform it;
Students can choose the relevant data manipulations and analyses in order to answer a specific research question;
Students can write a well-structured text, in which they apply the structure and format of a scientific article;
Students can write a text in correct Dutch and employ a scientific writing style;
Students can integrate the various elements of a scientific research in one coherent process;
Students are able to write a scientific article on their research, in which they account for the choices made and interpret the research results critically;
Students can develop and perform research both individually and in team;
Students are able to communicate their research results to an audience tersely and with wit.

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Bachelor thesis determines 100% of the final mark.

Within the Bachelor thesis category, the following assignments need to be completed:

Interim Tasks with a relative weight of 40 which comprises 40% of the final mark.
Bachelor Paper with a relative weight of 60 which comprises 60% of the final mark.

Additional info regarding evaluation

First session: Interim tasks (40% of marks) and paper (60% of marks)

Second session: idem, marks of the interim tasks are transferred to the second session. No alternative tasks will be provided. Only the paper can be resubmitted.

Allowed unsatisfactory mark

The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context