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Fall 2014 | SOC 3801 Section 001: Sociological Research Methods (11078)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
Delivery Medium
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
Tue,
Thu 09:45AM - 11:00AM
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 10
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Principles/practice of research design, sampling, data collection including field observation/surveys. Data management/analysis, reporting of quantitative/nonquantitative data. Ethics/administration in sociological research. Lab.
- Class Notes:
- (Declared sociology majors have priority registration through 4/21/2014)
- Class Description:
- This course is an introductory ?how to? guide for conducting empirically-based research in the social sciences in an effective and critical way. Although primary focus will be given to the ins and outs of different research methods, including both qualitative and quantitative methods, the course begins by considering the philosophical, conceptual, and ethical issues involved in conducting scientific research. After introducing these issues, we will turn to a set of careful and critical assessments of particular research methods, including experiments, secondary-data and survey research, evaluation and policy research, qualitative methods, comparative and historical methods, and other approaches. In the process, students will have the opportunity to develop three research proposals on a topic and method of interest to them. Students will likewise be introduced to two software packages for conducting quantitative and qualitative research.
- Grading:
- 20% Special Projects
20% Laboratory Evaluation
20% Other Evaluation Other Grading Information: homework; 40% examinations
- Exam Format:
- Quiz Format: multiple choice, Exam Format: short answer, essay
- Class Format:
- 50% Lecture
50% Laboratory
- Workload:
- 45-70 Pages Reading Per Week
12-24 Pages Writing Per Term
2 Exam(s)
3 Paper(s)
Other Workload: Weekly quizzes (most but not all weeks)
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/11078/1149
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 17 May 2013
Fall 2014 | SOC 3801 Section 009: Sociological Research Methods (20600)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
Delivery Medium
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 120
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Principles/practice of research design, sampling, data collection including field observation/surveys. Data management/analysis, reporting of quantitative/nonquantitative data. Ethics/administration in sociological research. Lab.
- Class Notes:
- (Declared sociology majors have priority registration through 4/21/2014)
- Class Description:
- This course focuses on the effective critical evaluation of sociological evidence. After introducing basic principles of sociological research, we will carefully read and analyze significant studies which exemplify each of four types of sociological research methods: field observations, historical archives, surveys, and experiments. No mathematical or statistical background is required.
- Grading:
- 20% Midterm Exam
20% Final Exam
30% Reports/Papers
10% Written Homework
10% Class Participation
10% Laboratory Evaluation
- 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:
- 50 Pages Reading Per Week
15 Pages Writing Per Term
2 Exam(s)
3 Paper(s)
7 Homework Assignment(s)
Other Workload: Homework consists only of worksheets based on assigned readings.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/20600/1149
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 3 December 2012
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