Welcome to "Quantitative Method" at Dalarna University

Welcome to the course GTR2DG Quantitative Method. In the coming ten weeks, we will focus on quantitative research approach. We will start by discussing foundations of social science research, look closer on the nature of quantitative research process, and thereafter, look more in details on specific steps of the quantitative research process. Questionnaire survey, sampling, operationalization, and data analysis are some of the issues which we will focus on in the first part of the course. We will conclude the course by conducting a small research project, where you will apply in practices some of the issues discussed in the first part of the course. The course also aims to allow you to reflect on the methods available to acquire knowledge that is useful to tourism developers and managers. An important part of the course is to set different methods against each other and consider how method selection and collection methodology affect the results of the surveys.

Getting started: 

In Course handbook you can find information related to the learning outcomes, course outline, examination and other useful information. 

Course outline: 

The course is structured into modules. Each module spans one or two weeks. You can access the modules using the left sidebar or by clicking on the list below. Start your work by reading the document titled 'Information for week X". All the materials you need—pre-recorded lectures, exercises, and other resources—are stored in the modules.

Examination: 

The learning outcomes of the course are examined:

• Written assignment 1: Descriptive and Inferential data analysis 
• Written assignment 2: Survey research
• Written exam 

Course literature: 

Clarke, T., Foster, L., Sloan, L. and Bryman, A. Bryman’s social research methods, (Sixth edition), 2021, Oxford University Press

Teaching staff: 

Zuzana Macuchova, course responsible, zma@du.se