Learning Social Research Techniques through Digital Resources and Collaborative Approaches: the Point of View of Sociology Students

Abstract

In this paper we will illustrate the main results of a student evaluation activity aimed at exploring the learning process in a multivariate data analysis course, offered as part of the Bachelor degree in Sociology at the University of Barcelona. More specifically, by using a structured questionnaire, students evaluated the experience realized during a workshop, i.e. a problem based and collaborative learning activity, that allowed them to design an empirical research on a ‘real’ and contemporary social phenomena; moreover, the workshop – made up of two sessions – was designed to foster an aware use of the digital resources and tools which in recent years are taking on an important role in the social research process.