Doctoral Seminars

Faculty of Communication Sciences, Università della Svizzera italiana (USI)

Quantitative Research Methods (3 ECTS; 2016 – 2021)

This seminar introduces students to the statistical analysis of social scientific data sets. The course provide students with the ability to demonstrate knowledge of the most common data-analytical objectives and techniques; critically consume empirical research findings presented in scholarly journals and popular culture reports; assess the appropriateness of various data-analytical techniques in response to questions asked by communication researchers; select appropriate data-analytical strategies based on certain variables of interest; and conduct a variety of statistical analyses on their own empirical data sets. Upon completion of this seminar, students will be able to produce a quantitative empirical communication study.