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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
 
09/05/2017 - 12/13/2017
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

Fall 2017  |  SOC 3801 Section 009: Sociological Research Methods (16034)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/05/2017 - 12/13/2017
Tue 05:30PM - 08:00PM
UMTC, West Bank
Hanson Hall 1-109
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/?gunth031+SOC3801+Fall2017
Class Description:
Imagine this course as a civilian's guide to social research. We'll focus on the development, conduct, and dissemination of scholarship in a way that prepares you to complete a major project in sociology, but we'll also build the tools you'll need to evaluate truth claims that circulate in everyday public life and politics. Learn how to identify quality social research and put it to work. Defend it from skeptics. Think responsibly about its effects. Our assignments will help you mobilize several different types of existing research in order to answer a range of sociological questions.
Grading:

10% Attend and participate in class discussion

10% Recall key terms and details

20% Find relevant sources of research

30% Interpret and compare different types of evidence

30% Justify and critique common research practices

Class Format:
Lecture Section:
50% conceptual development
25% participatory activities

25% guest speakers, media, in-class writing, & miscellaneous

Lab Section:
80% Analyze and discuss weekly readings (available online)
20% Workshop term paper

Workload:
20-40 pages of reading per week
2 exams
Daily in-class writing exercises
2 term papers, 5-6 pages each
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/16034/1179
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
28 March 2017

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