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CS92PROD
Social Science Research: Design and Methods
SOC 265
Spring 2019 not offered
Crosslisting: QAC 265

This course will introduce students to the principles of research design, data collection, and analysis in social sciences. We will cover the following topics:

1) Epistemology of social science research
2) Major elements of research design
3) Causality and causal inference
4) Concepts, operationalization, and measurement
5) Research Ethics
6) Historical Methods
7) Comparative Methods
8) Doing surveys
9) Doing interviews
10) Ethnography
11) Qualitative content analysis
12) Putting together a research design
Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: SBS SOC
Course Format: Lecture / DiscussionGrading Mode: Graded
Level: UGRD Prerequisites: None
Fulfills a Major Requirement for: (SOC)

Last Updated on MAR-28-2024
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