Spring 2013  |  SOC 8801 Section 001: Sociological Research Methods (52272)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Seminar
Credits:
4 Credits
Grading Basis:
A-F or Audit
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
Delivery Medium
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/22/2013 - 05/10/2013
Tue, Thu 02:30PM - 03:45PM
UMTC, West Bank
Social Sciences Building 614
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Multiple objectives of social research and how they inform research design. Conceptualization and measurement of complex concepts. Broad issues in research design and quantitative and qualitative approaches to data collection and management.
Class Description:
The Soc 8801 course provides an overview of the methods used in sociology, with attention to the kinds of questions that are asked, the types of evidence and arguments that are utilized, and the standards of excellence that are held in different sub-fields and methodological traditions. We will discuss qualitative and quantitative methods, inductive and deductive strategies, descriptive and explanatory goals, causal analysis and process analysis, but we will also question these dichotomies and explore integrating methods. In this course, you will: 1) learn the basics of how research is conducted using different sociological methods, 2) develop some sophistication about the knowledge claims and the standards of evidence in different scholarly communities, 3) increase your familiarity and comfort with scholarly literature that utilizes different methods, 4) consider how your substantive interests could turn into fruitful empirical projects, by preparing a proposal for future research.
Class Format:
5% Lecture
75% Discussion
10% Student Presentations
10% Guest Speakers
Workload:
Other Workload: Weekly assignments (2-5 hours), development of proposal as main course paper.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/52272/1133
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
17 October 2012

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