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SOC 3801 is also offered in Fall 2024
SOC 3801 is also offered in Spring 2024
SOC 3801 is also offered in Fall 2023
SOC 3801 is also offered in Spring 2023
SOC 3801 is also offered in Fall 2022
SOC 3801 is also offered in Spring 2022
SOC 3801 is also offered in Fall 2021
Fall 2017 | SOC 3801 Section 001: Sociological Research Methods (14003)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
Tue,
Thu 09:45AM - 11:00AM
UMTC, West Bank
Anderson Hall 230
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- This course provides an introduction to the materials and methods of social science research in a comprehensive and critical way. The course begins by introducing social science research, including philosophical and theoretical foundations. The course then covers the primary components of research design, including conceptualization, operationalization and measurement, primary and secondary data collection and sources, sampling, and the logic of comparison(s). prereq: 1001 recommended; soc majors must register A-F
- Class Notes:
- Discussion sections WILL meet the first week of class. Click this link for more detailed course information: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?eroberts+SOC3801+Fall2017
- Class Description:
- The research methods course teaches you to understand, critique, and plan sociological research. This course introduces you to both qualitative and quantitative research designs. The course is intended for sociology majors and it should be taken before you begin your major project. We will use lectures, discussions, lab exercises, short weekly assignments, and a few small outside-of-class "hands-on" research assignments to get a feel for a variety of research methods. In addition to exams and the activities listed above, students will prepare a research proposal as their final project for the course.
- Grading:
20% Special Projects
20% Laboratory Evaluation
20% Other Evaluation
Other Grading Information: homework; 40% examinations
- Exam Format:
- Short answer and brief essay.
- Class Format:
- 60% Lecture
5% Film/Video
5% Discussion
20% Laboratory
5% Small Group Activities
5% Guest Speakers
- Workload:
- 30-50 pages of reading per week
10-12 pages of writing per semester
2 exams
2 papers critically evaluating the evidence for claims made by a professional sociologist
11 homework worksheets based on assigned readings.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/14003/1179
- Syllabus:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/eroberts_SOC3801_Fall2017.pdf
- Past Syllabi:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/eroberts_SOC3801_Fall2021.pdf (Fall 2021)
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/eroberts_SOC3801_Spring2020.pdf (Spring 2020)
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 28 March 2017
ClassInfo Links - Fall 2017 Sociology Classes Taught by Evan Roberts