Spring 2025  |  SOC 8801 Section 001: Sociological Research Methods (52098)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
4 Credits
Grading Basis:
A-F or Audit
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person
Enrollment Requirements:
Soc grad
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/21/2025 - 05/05/2025
Tue, Thu 11:15AM - 12:30PM
UMTC, West Bank
Enrollment Status:
Open (0 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:
10 seats reserved for Sociology grad students. Click this link for more detailed course information: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?phelps+SOC8801+Spring2025
Class Description:
This is a graduate-level survey course covering some of the most commonly used research methods in sociology and related disciplines. We will pay particular attention to the relationship between theory and evidence, and how various methods contribute to the development or testing of social theories by gathering and analyzing various forms of evidence. We will also pay attention to the (often implicit) underlying epistemological assumptions or commitments embedded in various methodological approaches. The course seeks to equip students with the ability to evaluate empirical social scientific work based on a range of methodological traditions, but is not focused on detailed training in any individual method. The course will challenge students to refine their own ideas about how to link their areas of interest with concrete plans for empirical research.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/52098/1253
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
13 April 2023

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