Master Thesis Lab

Statistics & Methods Centre - Courses and Textbooks - 2011-2012

Each institute teaches in principle its courses and uses its own textbooks. Below is an overview of virtually all research methods and statistics courses offered by the institute, as well as the textbooks used. A general description of the major textbooks can be found on a special page.

 

Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology

First year
M&T 1: Onderzoeksvaardigheden (in Dutch) . 10 ects
M&T 1: Inleiding in de Statistiek en SPSS (in Dutch)  5 ects

Second year
M&T 2: Onderzoeksvoorbereiding (in Dutch)  5 ects
M&T 2: Analysetechnieken (in Dutch)  5 ects

Third year
Research methods and statistics books
  • Fielding, J. & Gilbert, N. (2006). Understanding social statistics(2nd or later edition). London: Sage.
  • Rose, G. (2007). Visual methodologies: An introduction to the interpretation of visual materials (2nd edition). London: Sage.
  • Russell Bernard, H. (2006). Research methods in cultural anthropology (4th edition). Plaats: Altamira Press.

Education and Child Studies

First year
Onderzoekspracticum 1 (in Dutch) 8 ects
Cursus praktische data-analyse met SPSS (in Dutch) 2 ects

Second year
Onderzoekspracticum 2 (in Dutch) 7 ects
Methoden van kwalitatief onderzoek (in Dutch) 3 ects

Master Education and child studies
Practice of empirical research (PEO) (in Dutch; English see below) 5 ects

Research master Educational sciences
Conducting and evaluating empirical research (English version of PEO) 5 ects
Test theory and scale development (in English) 5 ects
Applied multivariate data analysis 1 (in English)  5 ects
Applied multivariate data analysis 2 (in English)  5 ects
Research methods and statistics books
  • Bryman, A. (2008). Social Research Methods. (3rd Edition). Oxford: Oxford University Press
  • Furr, R.M., & Bachrach, V.R. (2008). Psychometrics: An Introduction. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
  • Linting, M. (Compiler) (2011). Introduction to research methods in the social and behavioral sciences [Compiled book]. Harlow, UK: Pearson Custom Publishing.
  • Moore, D.S. & McCabe, G.P. (2011) Introduction to the practice of statistics (7th edition). New York: W.H. Freeman.
  • Vocht, A. de (2011). Basishandboek SPSS 19. Utrecht: Bijleveld Press.

Political Science

First year
Statistiek I: Beschrijven en presenteren (in Dutch) 5 ects
Statistiek II: Analyse en Onderzoek (in Dutch) 5 ects

Second year
Research methods in political science (in Dutch) 5 ects
Methods of data collection (in Dutch) 5 ects

Third year

Research master in Political science
Methods: Qualitative data collection and analysis - in English 5 ects
Quantitative data collection and analysis (in English) 5 ects
Advance methodology (in English) 5 ects
Research methods and statistics books
  • Argyrus, G. (2011). Statistics for research: With a guide to SPSS. London: Sage
  • Field, A. (2009). Discovering Statistics Using SPSS (3rd edition). London: Sage.

Psychology

Premaster study
Preparatory statistics  5 ects

First year
Introduction to research methods and techniques (in Dutch)  5 ects
Inferential statistics (in Dutch)  5 ects
Experimental and correlational research (in Dutch)  5 ects

Second year
Multivariate data analysis (in Dutch)  5 ects
Psychometrics (in Dutch)  5 ects
Field research in psychology (in Dutch)  5 ects

Master and Research master in Psychology
Applied data analysis (in English)  5 ects
Analysis of "own" data (in English)  5 ects
Categorical data analysis (in English)  5 ects
fMRI Data and statistics (in English)  5 ects
Introduction to R and statistical computing (in English)  5 ects
Item response theory (in English)  5 ects
Multilevel analysis (in English)  5 ects
Statistical consulting (in English)  5 ects
Structural equation modelling (in English)  5 ects


Research master. All tracks
Applied multivariate data analysis 1 (in English)  5 ects
Applied multivariate data analysis 2 (in English)  5 ects
Research methods and statistics books
  • Adèr H. J., Mellenbergh, G. J., & Hand, D. J. (2008). Advising on research methods: A consultant's companion. Huizen, The Netherlands: Johannes van Kessel
  • Agresti, A. (2007). Basic math for social scientists: ConceptsAn introduction to categorical data analyis (2nd Edition). New York: Wiley.
  • Byrne, B.M. (2006). Structural equation modeling with EQS: Basic concepts, applications and programming (2nd edition). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage
  • Embretson, S.E. & Reise, S.P.(2000). Itemresponse theory for psychologists. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum
  • Furr, R.M., & Bachrach, V.R. (2008). Psychometrics: An Introduction. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
  • Kreft, I. & De Leeuw, J.(1998). Introduction to multilevel modelling. Newbury Park, CA: Sage
  • Leary, M.R. (2004). Introduction to behavioral research methods (4th edition). Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon.
  • Shadis, W.R., Cook, T.D., & Campbell, D.T. (2002). Experimental and quasi-experimental designs for generalized causal inference. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin.
  • Meyers, L.S., Gamst, G., & Guarino, A.J. (2006). Applied multivariate research: design and interpretation. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
  • Moore, D.S. & McCabe, G.P. (2009). Introduction to the practice of statistics (6th edition). New York: W.H. Freeman.
  • Vocht, A. de (2011). Basishandboek SPSS 19. Utrecht: Bijleveld Press

Public Administration

First year
Research methoden and techniques IA (in Dutch)  5 ects
Research methoden and techniques IB (in Dutch)  5 ects
Research methoden and techniques II (in Dutch)  5 ects

Second year
Kwantitatief onderzoek (in Dutch)  5 ects

Master in Public administration
Research design (in English)  5 ects
Methods: Qualitative data collection and analysis - in English 5 ects
Quantitative data collection and analysis (in English) 5 ects
Research methods and statistics books
  • Babbie, E. (2010). The Practice of Social Research (12th edition). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.
  • Neuman, W.L. (2006). Basics of social research: Qualitative and quantitative approaches (2nd international edition). Boston/New York: Allyn & Bacon.
  • Healey, J.F. (2004). Statistics; A tool for social research (7th edition). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.

Faculty-wide research-master courses

AMDA
Applied multivariate data analysis 1/b> (in English)  5 ects
Applied multivariate data analysis 2/b> (in English)  5 ects