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HU Credits:
6
Degree/Cycle:
2nd degree (Master)
Responsible Department:
Criminology
Semester:
Yearly
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
Mt. Scopus
Course/Module Coordinator:
Dr.Or Anabi
Coordinator Office Hours:
by appointment
Teaching Staff:
Dr. Or Anabi,
Mr. shadi akariya,
Mr. Raz Hamerszlak,
Mr. itzik rosenblum
Course/Module description:
This course is designed to impart knowledge in academic research in the social science a whole and in criminological research in particular
Course/Module aims:
The course has three main sub-objectives:
(1) Providing theoretical knowledge about research in the social sciences in general and in criminology in particular - what are the main research principles, what are the main research methods and the advantages and disadvantages of each method.
(2) Impart the students the ability to read and analyze academic research - The structure of the article, the theory underlying it, the structure of the research and the research's main findings.
(3) Providing the students the ability to conduct research in criminology - conducting quantitative research, survey.
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
(1) The students will be able to conduct a quantitative research, survey
(2) The students will be able to conduct a qualitative research, interview
(3) The students will know how to build experimental research
be able to conduct a qualitative research, survey know how to to read empirical articles in the social sciences, analyze them and hold a critical reading of the article, based on what the learned in the course.
(4) The students will know how to read SPSS outputs (descriptive and statistical inference) and write a short research report based on this data.
(5) The student will be able to read empirical researches
Attendance requirements(%):
80%
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
Face-to-face
Course/Module Content:
Empirical Research: Introduction
Principles of the scientific approach
The structure of scientific research
The theory, research question and research hypotheses.
Definition of variables and measurement principles
Research Methods
Sampling methods
Statistical significance
validity
reliability
Evidence-based policy
Evidence-based policing
quantitative research
Experimental research
Qualitative research, interview and observation
Ethics in Social Science Research
Regression in quantitative research
SPSS
Required Reading:
Perry, Gali & Tal Jonathan-Zamir. 2020. Expectations, Effectiveness, Trust, and Cooperation: Public Attitudes towards the Israel Police during the COVID-19 Pandemic, Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice 14 (4): 1073-1091.
Sherman W. Lawrence. 2013. The Rise of Evidence-Based Policing: Targeting, Testing, and Tracking, Crime and Justice 42 (1): 377-451.
Factor, Roni. 2018. Reducing traffic violations in minority localities: Designing a traffic enforcement program through a public participation process, Accident Analysis & Prevention 121: 71-81.
חן, גילה וקרן גואטה. 2019. סקירה נרטיבית של היתרונות, של האתגרים ושל הדילמות בעריכת מחקר איכותני בכלא, קרימינולוגיה ישראלית, כרך ח', עמ' 81-104.
Additional Reading Material:
Grading Scheme :
Essay / Project / Final Assignment / Referat 100 %
Additional information:
During the course, students will submit four papers
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