SOC 390 Research Methods Syllabus

Abstract

The course covers sociological research methods broadly and is designed for Sociology majors or minors as a required core course. This course was designed as part of a two-step course for an upper division (300 level) research methods survey course that led into an independent thesis-style research senior Capstone course. Students were required to have...

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Subject Area(s):

Research Methods

Resource Type(s):

Syllabus

Class Level(s):

College 200, College 300, College 400

Class Size(s):

Medium, Small

Usage Notes

Learning Goals and Assessments

Learning Goal(s):

1. This course will introduce you to basic social research skills by examining a place that matters to you using sociological methods. This course is designed to help further your ability to critically evaluate the adequacy of information presented in academic (e.g., journal articles, books) and non-academic (e.g., media) venues. To this end, we will focus...

Goal Assessment(s):

1. The main goal of this course is to develop a feasible research proposal for use in the Capstone course either individually or in paired research partnerships.