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040088 UE Empirical Methods I (MA) (2024W)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 4 - Wirtschaftswissenschaften
Continuous assessment of course work
MIXED

Summary

1 Falk , Moodle
2 Benincasa , Moodle

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
Registration information is available for each group.

Groups

Group 1

Pre-requisites:

Admission to the Master's programme

Attendance:

As part of the course grade, your class participation will be assessed every session. You will automatically fail the class if you miss more than 10% of sessions.

max. 30 participants
Language: English
LMS: Moodle

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Tuesday 01.10. 15:00 - 18:15 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Tuesday 08.10. 15:00 - 18:15 Seminarraum 16 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
  • Tuesday 15.10. 15:00 - 18:15 PC-Seminarraum 2 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Untergeschoß
  • Tuesday 22.10. 15:00 - 18:15 PC-Seminarraum 2 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Untergeschoß
  • Tuesday 29.10. 15:00 - 18:15 PC-Seminarraum 2 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Untergeschoß
  • Tuesday 12.11. 15:00 - 18:15 Digital
  • Tuesday 19.11. 15:00 - 18:15 Digital
  • Tuesday 10.12. 15:00 - 18:15 Digital
  • Tuesday 14.01. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Tuesday 14.01. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Tuesday 21.01. 15:00 - 18:15 Digital

Aims, contents and method of the course

This course is an introductory class on empirical methods and data analysis which precedes the follow-up class “Empirical Methods II”. The goal of this introductory course is for students to learn the fundamental techniques and obtain the basic skills required in empirical research. Our theoretical sessions will cover tools and stages required for running empirical projects (e.g. research design, measurement types, methods of data collection, basic descriptive statistics) with a special focus on the pre-evaluation stage of an empirical work. Our applied sessions will introduce the students to basic STATA skills, allowing them to prepare their data for analysis using statistical programming software. Students will participate by reading and presenting scientific articles in some of the highest ranked strategy journals. Knowledge gained in this course is also applied during a project where students actively develop the necessary steps for conducting their own empirical research projects. In this spirit, students are required to obtain real-world data for their basic descriptives in Empirical Methods I and the subsequent proposition testing in Empirical Methods II.
This course is interactive and built around the idea of a laboratory setup as is typical for social sciences. The setup necessitates certain software and IT equipment. To provide every student the same opportunity to successfully participate in the course, it is partly held in one of the PC-labs at the OMP 1. The class is hence held in-person with selected (non-theory, individual meetings) sessions held via Zoom. For those online meetings, students are required to ensure stable Internet connection and be able to join using their web cameras as well. Hence, not only an audio connection, also a video connection is required. The majority of all sessions, as well as the exam will be held in person. The exact format of individual sessions will be announced during Session 1.

Assessment and permitted materials

30% - class participation (i.e., home assignments and presentation of an empirical paper)
35% - written exam
35% - empirical project (i.e., own paper including a presentation)

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Attendance during the first session of this course is absolutely mandatory. If students miss the first session without contacting the lecturer in writing (at the very latest until 24 hours before the first session), giving a relevant reason/proof (e.g. illness=doctor's certificate, exam=confirmation by the examiner) for their absence, they will be deregistered from the course and their place will automatically be awarded to the next in line on the waiting list. After that, students are allowed to miss 10% of the classes. Exceeding this threshold would result in failing the class. In order to pass the course, at least 50% of the total 100% are required. Please note that TURNITIN will be used in order to test all written coursework (e.g. the final project) for possible plagiarism.
Grading scheme:
5 – [0%; 50%)
4 – [50%; 62.5%)
3 – [62.5%; 75%)
2 – [75%; 87.5%)
1 – [87.5%; 100%]

Reading list

Necessary literature will be discussed in class and made available on Moodle.
For further information, please refer to: https://strategy.univie.ac.at/

Group 2

Pre-requisites:

Admission to the Master's programme

Attendance:

As part of the course grade, your class participation will be assessed every session. You will automatically fail the class if you miss more than 10% of sessions.

max. 30 participants
Language: English
LMS: Moodle

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Please note: Nov 18 and Nov 25 are submission deadlines; Nov 25 is additionally also a back-up slot, if needed.

  • Wednesday 02.10. 09:45 - 13:00 PC-Seminarraum 2 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Untergeschoß
  • Wednesday 09.10. 09:45 - 13:00 PC-Seminarraum 2 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Untergeschoß
  • Wednesday 16.10. 09:45 - 13:00 PC-Seminarraum 2 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Untergeschoß
  • Wednesday 23.10. 09:45 - 13:00 PC-Seminarraum 2 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Untergeschoß
  • Wednesday 30.10. 09:45 - 13:00 PC-Seminarraum 2 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Untergeschoß
  • Monday 11.11. 11:30 - 15:30 Digital
  • Monday 18.11. 11:30 - 14:45 Ort in u:find Details
  • Monday 25.11. 11:30 - 14:45 Ort in u:find Details
  • Monday 02.12. 16:45 - 18:45 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Tuesday 10.12. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß

Aims, contents and method of the course

This course is an introductory class on empirical methods and data analysis which precedes the follow-up class “Empirical Methods II”. The goal of this introductory course is for students to learn the fundamental techniques and obtain the basic skills required in empirical research. Our theoretical sessions will cover tools and stages required for running empirical projects (e.g. research design, measurement types, methods of data collection, basic descriptive statistics) with a special focus on the pre-evaluation stage of an empirical work. Our applied sessions will introduce the students to basic STATA skills, allowing them to prepare their data for analysis using statistical programming software. Students will participate by reading and presenting scientific articles in some of the highest-ranked strategy journals. Knowledge gained in this course is also applied during a project where students actively develop the necessary steps for conducting their own empirical research projects. In this spirit, students are required to obtain real-world data for their basic descriptives in Empirical Methods I and the subsequent proposition testing in Empirical Methods II.

The course is highly interactive and built around a combination of frontal lectures, laboratory classes, and presentations. Laboratory-oriented classes necessitate specific software and IT equipment. To provide every student the same opportunity to successfully participate, these classes are held in one of the PC-labs rooms at the OMP 1. Presentations are usually held in digital format via Zoom. In these classes, students are required to ensure stable Internet connection and working video/audio devices.

Assessment and permitted materials

Students will be assessed based on their class participation (class work, home assignments and a presentation of an empirical paper), a written exam and an empirical project (own paper and a presentation of own findings). The final project (including presentation) accounts for 35%, the exam for 35% and class participation accounts for 30% of the final grade.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Please be aware that attendance during the first session of this course is absolutely mandatory. If students miss the first session without contacting the lecturer in writing (at the very latest until 24 hours before the first session), giving a relevant reason/proof (e.g. illness=doctor's certificate, exam=confirmation by the examiner) for their absence, they will be deregistered from the course and their place will automatically be awarded to the next in line on the waiting list. After that, students are allowed to miss 10% of the classes without any consequences (2.25 hours). Exceeding this threshold would result in failing the class. This restriction holds regardless the online/offline format of individual sessions. In order to pass the course, at least 50% of the total 100% are required. Please note that TURNITIN will be used in order to test all written coursework (e.g. the final project) for possible plagiarism.

Grading scheme: [0%;50%) [50%;62.5%) [62.5%;75%) [75%;87.5%) [87.5%;100%]

Reading list

Necessary literature will be discussed in class.
For further information, please refer to: https://strategy.univie.ac.at/

Information

Examination topics

Students are required to know and have understood all topics discussed in class and presented on the lecture slides. Focus is placed on applying theory to real-world examples.

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