Undergraduate Course: Comparing social and political concepts internationally: Structural Equation Modelling (SSPS10021)
Course Outline
| School | School of Social and Political Science |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | School (School of Social and Political Studies) |
Other subject area | None |
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| Course description | Students on this course will be familiarised with methods to assess the cross-cultural comparability of social and political concepts using Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) and Structural Equation Modelling (SEM). Using survey data they will learn how to develop latent variables reflecting particular constructs (such as well-being, political trust, social capital, xenophobia, etc.) and testing whether their configuration is comparable in different countries using Multigroup CFA methods. Furthermore, they will learn how to use such variables in statistical models (e.g. regressions) through SEM extensions. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | No |
Course Delivery Information
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course, students are expected to be familiar with the following techniques:
¿ Latent variables
¿ Multigroup Confirmatory Factor Analysis
¿ Structural Equation Modelling
¿ Presenting MGCFA and SEM results to academic and non-academic audiences
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Assessment Information
15% homework task: Multigroup Confirmatory Factor Analysis
15% homework task: Structural Equation Modelling
70% Final project: Research paper addressing a self-formulated research question about a cross-cultural comparative issue
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