Cursos / 1º Ciclo / Faculty of Law :: Criminology

METODOLOGIA DE INVESTIGAÇÃO E TÉCNICAS DE INFORMAÇÃO - 2023/2024

1º curricular year
Semestralidade: 1st semester
ECTS: 3

Teachers

Leading Teacher: Prof. Doutora Margarida Santos
Assistant Professor: Prof. Doutora Margarida Santos

Class type and School hours

Teórico-prática : 2 Horas

Teaching Language

Portuguese

Main Aims/Objectives

This curricular unit addresses the development of scientific research in the field of criminology, exploring the use of quantitative and qualitative methodologies and the importance of using mixed methodologies.

Specific Aims/Objectives

- To provide students with basic skills in the design and planning of researches, both of a quantitative and qualitative natures, applied to the phenomena studied by Criminology;
- To provide students with skills to apply the different methods, both in terms of their design, as well as the data collection and analysis;
- To allow students to critically analyze works produced in the field of criminology, both quantitative and qualitative.

Skills to be acquired

- Understanding the logic of scientific research;
- Knowledge of the main research designs, methods of data collection and analysis, both quantitative and qualitative;
- Skills of methodological analysis of scientific works;
- Planning a scientific investigation, using quantitative or qualitative methodologies, theoretically grounding your options;
- Development of quantitative and qualitative data collection instruments.

Teaching Procedures

Demonstrative methodology combined with practical exercises.

Programme

1. Scientific method

2. Research Methodologies

2.1 Quantitative research
2.1.1 Quantitative research cycle (problem, hypothesis, definition and operationalization of variables ...)
2.1.2: Quantitative research methods
a) Research designs
b) Sampling strategies
c) Instruments for collecting quantitative data
d) Validity

2.2 Qualitative research
2.2.1 Cycle and planning of qualitative scientific research
2.2.2 Qualitative research methods
a) Sampling strategies
b) Qualitative data collection tools
c) Analysis of qualitative data

3. Use of mixed methodologies in criminological research.

Evaluation Type

Continuous assessment: 2 mini tests
Final evaluation: Exam

Teaching Resources

Audio-visual resources
Analysis of scientific texts
Practical exercises

Sustainability Objectives

Keywords

Research methodologies
Quantitative
Qualitative

Main Bibliography

Complementary Bibliography