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Fall 2016 | SOC 3801 Section 001: Sociological Research Methods (14155)
- 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
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. prereq: 1001 recommended; soc majors must register A-F
- Class Notes:
- Click this link for more detailed course information: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?liebler+SOC3801+Fall2016
- 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:
- 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/14155/1169
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 4 March 2016
Fall 2016 | SOC 3801 Section 009: Sociological Research Methods (16394)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- 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. prereq: 1001 recommended; soc majors must register A-F
- Class Notes:
- Click this link for more detailed course information: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?jdewaard+SOC3801+Fall2016
- Class Description:
- This course provides an introductory how-to guide for conducting social scientific research in a comprehensive and critical way. The course begins by introducing social scientific research, including philosophical and theoretical foundations; research topics, questions, and hypotheses; and ethics. 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 across groups and over time. This is followed by familiarizing students with research designs most often used in social scientific research, including experiments and quasi-experiments, surveys and ethnosurveys, interviews and focus groups, case studies, participant observation, ethnography, comparative-historical methods, and content analysis. 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%); Assignments/Homeworks (15%); 3 Exams (15% each); Final Paper/Research Proposal (30%)
- Exam Format:
- 3 exams, one every 5 weeks.
- Class Format:
- 67% Lecture
33%; Lab/Discussion Section
- Workload:
- Approximately 25-50 pages reading per week; 3 exams; 1 final paper/research proposal (20-35 pages total, including bibliography/references)
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/16394/1169
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 4 March 2016
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