Theory of Science and Methodology in Social Science, HT25, SO014A

Antal respondenter: 7
Antal svar: 2
Svarsfrekvens: 28,57 %

Course coordinator's own overall picture of the course: This course focuses on the philosophy of science and research methodology. It is primarily lecture-based, which allows teachers to introduce a broad range of methodological approaches. Verbal feedback from students indicated that the course enabled students to gain deeper insight into key perspectives in the philosophy of science and to use these perspectives to clarify their ontological, epistemological, and methodological positions before starting their own research. Students also appreciated the inclusion of feminist approaches in the course material, as well as the group discussions.
 

Comment on the results of the students' course evaluation: All students (100%) who participated in the evaluation reported that the course enabled them to achieve the course objectives. Overall, students rated the course as very good or good.
 

A summary of the course evaluation free text answers: Students found the lectures highly engaging and suggested increasing the number of lectures. They also recommended allocating additional lecture time to explore some topics in greater depth, particularly critical realism.  
 

Any events during the course that affected the outcome of the course evaluation. None 
 

Comment on examination results: All students successfully demonstrated their understanding of the course objectives.
 

Comments on other forms of evaluation that took place during the course, for example of individual learning activities: Class discussions indicated that even when topics were new to students, they found them interesting and were motivated to learn more. Seminar discussions and student presentations further confirmed this engagement and learning progress. 
 

Other comments: Students suggested adding new material to the syllabus, such as The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas S. Kuhn. They also requested more time for lectures and seminars on critical realism, noting that the class discussions were particularly helpful for learning.
 

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