Spring 2017  |  SOC 3801 Section 001: Sociological Research Methods (49174)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/17/2017 - 05/05/2017
Tue, Thu 09:45AM - 11:00AM
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 10
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:
Click this link for detailed information: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?jdewaard+SOC3801+Spring2017
Class Description:
This course provides an introductory how-to guide for conducting and evaluating social scientific research in a comprehensive and critical way. The course begins by introducing the various components of research design, including: philosophical and theoretical foundations, research topics and questions, conceptualization, operationalization and measurement, index and scale construction, reliability and validity, data collection and sources, sampling, comparisons across groups and over time, and research ethics. This is followed by developing an understanding how these components are packaged together in various ways into research designs, including: experiments and quasi-experiments, ethnography, case studies, interviews and focus groups, ethnosurveys and surveys, content analysis, archival and comparative-historical research, and more. The course concludes by considering issues of workflow in social scientific research, including issues related to the organization, cleaning, and analysis of data.
Grading:
Attendance (10%); 5 assignments (15%); 2 exams (15% each); 3 papers (15% each)
Exam Format:
2 in-class exams
Class Format:
67% Lecture
33%; Lab/Discussion Section
Workload:
20-50 pages reading/week; 5 assignments; 2 exams; 3 papers
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/49174/1173
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
11 November 2016

ClassInfo Links - Spring 2017 Sociology Classes Taught by Jack DeWaard

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