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Fall 2018  |  SOC 3801 Section 001: Sociological Research Methods (17115)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/04/2018 - 12/12/2018
Tue, Thu 09:45AM - 11:00AM
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 10
Enrollment Status:
Open (105 of 112 seats filled)
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:
Lab sections will NOT meet the first week of class. Click this link for more detailed course information: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?jdewaard+SOC3801+Fall2018
Class 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 and the components of research design, including conceptualization, operationalization and measurement, indexes and scales, reliability and validity, primary and secondary data collection and sources, sampling, the logic of comparison(s), and research ethics. This is followed by introducing students to research designs used in social science research, including ethnography, ethnomethodology, case and comparative case studies, comparative historical and archival methods, content analysis, interviews, focus groups, surveys, and experiments and their variants. The course concludes by considering several critical bookends, including data analysis and various tools and tricks of the trade.
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/17115/1189
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
30 August 2018

Fall 2018  |  SOC 3801 Section 009: Sociological Research Methods (19056)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/04/2018 - 12/12/2018
Tue 05:30PM - 08:00PM
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 120
Enrollment Status:
Open (54 of 56 seats filled)
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:
Lab sections WILL meet the first week of class. Click this link for more detailed course information: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?steel158+SOC3801+Fall2018
Class Description:
How do we know what we know, and what is the role of research in generating sociological knowledge? This class will take a deep dive into sociological approaches to research, and the relationship between theory, methods, and analysis. We will review many of the methods that make sociology a multi-method discipline. We will interrogate the claims that researchers make, and the scope and limitations of various methodological approaches. In this class, students will learn how to identify quality social research, and how to generate their own meaningful research questions.
Grading:

20% Attend and participate in class & lab discussion

10% Lab journals

50% Exams
20% Final Paper
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
20% Workshop term paper

Workload:
20-40 pages of reading per week
2-3 exams
Weekly lab journals
1-2 papers
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/19056/1189
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
12 April 2018

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