Search liu.se
Search
Showing
1 - 10
of 73
hits
Virtual simulation teaching with a focus on controversial issues, 7.5 credits
You study about controversial topics from a social science and didactic perspective. You will also teach virtual students in the simulation TeachLivE. Central to the course is the content of controversial issues and the ability to manage teaching....
Behavioural Mechanisms in the Social Sciences, 7.5 credits
This course will explore a broad range of mechanisms to explain human behavior at the individual level. It covers rational choice explanations of action, heuristic decision-making, such as satisficing, and cognitive biases that influence behavior....
Terrorism, Violence and Religion, basic course, 7.5 credits
The course is an introduction to the relationship between religon and politics with specific focus on violence. A description and analysis of use of violence in the name of religion, arguments for and against the use of violence, and of the...
InGenious – Value-Creating Innovation – Interdisciplinary Development Project, 8 credits
This course uses innovation processes as a means to drive value-creating development for a sustainable society. Students learn to identify and develop value-creating solutions to real-world challenges. These challenges are formulated in...
Statistics and Data Science I, 7.5 credits
This course provides an overview of key results in probability and statistics relevant for social research and introduces programming tools for statistical analysis. Major probability distributions, including the binomial, normal, exponential, and...
Logic of Social Inquiry, 7.5 credits
This course provides an advanced introduction to the logic of inquiry and research design in the social sciences. The readings cover issues ranging from the nature of scientific explanations and causal inquiry to the variety of research...
Statistics and Data Science II, 7.5 credits
This course introduces the principles and practice of linear regression modeling. Underlying model assumptions are reviewed and scrutinized. In intensive computer laboratories, statistical tools for creating appropriate data structures and...
Feminist Pedagogy and Intersectional Gender Didactics, 7.5 credits
Do you believe that education can make a change in the world?If yes, this course is for you! In this course we learn what changes are needed in the pedagogical practices, how to think about content, teaching methods, learning activities, the role of...
Researching the Ageing Society II - Methods in Ageing and Social Change, 7.5 credits
In the course, knowledge is offered within longitudinal research methods and questions, together with an in depth understanding of advanced methods of comparative and time-sensitive multilevel research. Furthermore, an in-depth understanding for...
Children’s Rights and Human Rights in Social Work, 7.5 credits
This course deals with children’s rights in social work socio-legal research, with a particular focus on methodologies in the study of rights. During the course we will deal with theoretical perspectives of children, childhood and children’s...