Sumários

Overview of the course

14 Dezembro 2022, 20:30 • Rita Sousa

Internet as medium for research.
Challenges and advantages.
Online Questionnaires - key questions.
Design issues in constructing online surveys.
Online Interviews - key questions.
Online research ethics.
Careful and critical use of Inquiry Methods Online.

Data quality in online environments and quantitative data analysis

6 Dezembro 2022, 20:30 • Rita Sousa

Perceptions about internet methods.

Quality of measurement and quality of data gathered online.

Data, information and knowledge.

Sources of data: primary and secondary.

Challenges in comparative research: when using online surveys in difference societies or social contexts.

Reliability and validity.

Types of variables and statistical analysis.

Introduction to SPSS

29 Novembro 2022, 20:30 • Rita Sousa

Brief review of SPSS: variable and data tabs.

Frequencies and crosstabs.

Hypothesis tests.

Introduction to Qualtrics

22 Novembro 2022, 20:30 • Rita Sousa

Construction of questionnaires on the Qualtrics platform.

Exercise using Qualtrics.

Ethical principles in online social research

15 Novembro 2022, 20:30 • Rita Sousa

Data collection and regulation: legal and institucional.

Ethics. What is it?

Research opportunities and moral dilemmas.

Distinction between public/private and oppositions between social spaces.

Perspectives on "public" and "private" spaces in online environments.

Core ethical issues: Informed consent, Anonymity and confidentiality.

Vulnerability of participants, among other related issues.

Discussion of ethical guidelines.