Teaching

Bachelor Thesis Colloquium and Thesis Supervision

Bachelor's course, University of Mannheim, Chair of Social Data Science and Methodology, Spring 2024, 2025, and 2026

Colloquium accompanying the Bachelor’s thesis in Sociology, supporting students in the preparation and completion of a quantitative empirical thesis. The course provides close supervision throughout the research process, including guidance on topic development, research design, and the resolution of conceptual and statistical challenges. Students independently work on a diverse range of substantive topics of their choice and receive continuous feedback on their progress.

Data Collection Exercise Course

Bachelor's course, University of Mannheim, Chair of Social Data Science and Methodology, Fall 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025

Exercise course for first-semester Bachelor’s students in Sociology, accompanying the lecture Data Collection. The course introduces the fundamentals of empirical social research and guides students through the development of a first, hypothetical research project.

Empirical Research Course I and II

Bachelor's course, University of Mannheim, Chair of Social Data Science and Methodology, Spring and Fall 2023 and 2024

Two-semester, practice-oriented course on data collection and data analysis in R, guiding students through the entire research cycle:

• Spring semester: Development of research questions within a broader thematic focus; theoretical derivation of hypotheses; conceptualization, design, and programming of a survey using UniPark.
• Fall semester: Data cleaning and analysis in R, using dplyr and applying advanced quantitative methods. Statistical methods range from bivariate data analysis and visualization to various regression techniques, including OLS, binary logistic, ordinal logistic, multinomial, and Poisson regression, as well as factor analysis.
• In 2023, we worked on research projects around Body Image, while in 2024, we studied digitalization and technological change.