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Spring 2020 | SOC 8801 Section 001: Sociological Research Methods (53156)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 4 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
Tue,
Thu 11:15AM - 12:30PM
UMTC, West Bank
Social Sciences Building 1114
- Enrollment Status:
Closed (12 of 12 seats filled)
- 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. prereq: Grad soc major or instr consent
- Class Notes:
- 9 seats reserved for Soc graduate students. Click this link for more detailed information: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?edgell+SOC8801+Spring2020
- Class Description:
- This class focuses on the logic of research design, linking research questions with methods and analytical strategies at the appropriate level of analysis, understanding the assumptions about the world, the nature of knowledge, and what kinds of knowledge are theoretically valued that are embedded within particular methods (e.g. survey research, ethnography) or methodological approaches (qualitative, quantitative, mixed methods). Students will be pushed to go beyond their taken-for-granted understanding of what methods "I'm good at" and which methods and approaches are valuable and helpful for any given area of inquiry.
- Workload:
- It's a graduate class, so expect a medium reading load weekly (2-4 hours), several shorter assignments that ask you to critically assess the methodology of "exemplar" pieces, and a final paper of 15-20 pages.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/53156/1203
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 22 September 2017
ClassInfo Links - Spring 2020 Sociology Classes