SOC 415
Applied Research Internship
Fall 2026
Topics
- discussion
- Community partner consultation
- University of Albera
- methods Data management workshop, finding
- planning work
Readings
- Bickman, Leonard and Debra J. Rog. 2009. “Applied Research Design: A Practical Approach”. Ch. 1 in L. Bickman and D.J. Rog (eds.), SAGE Handbook of Applied Social Research Methods. SAGE
- Arnett, J. J. (2000). Emerging adulthood. A theory of development from the late teens through the twenties. The American Psychologist, 55(5), 469–480
- Fisher, Celia B. and Andrew E. Anushko. 2008. “Research Ethics in Social Science.” Ch. 8 in P
- Williams, Malcolm, Richard Wiggins, and Paul R. Vogt. 2024. "The Social Context of Quantitative Research." In Beginning Quantitative Research. SAGE
- Kristi Thompson. (2023). The Basics: An Introduction to Research Data Management. In Kristi
- Dale, Angela, Jo Wathan, and Vanessa Higgins. 2008. “Secondary Analysis of Quantitative Data Sources.” Ch. 31 in P. Alasuutari, L. Bickman, and J. Brannen (eds.), SAGE Handbook of Social Research Methods. SAGE
- Jones, Julie Scott and John Goldring. 2024. "Finding Data to Describe." In Exploratory and Descriptive Statistics SAGE. Focus on pp. 1-13
- Marvasti, Amir. 2008. “Writing and Presenting Social Research.” Ch. 36 in P. Alasuutari, L. Bickman, and J. Brannen (eds.), SAGE Handbook of Social Research Methods. SAGE
- Walter, Maggie and Chris Andersen. 2013. “Deficit Indigenes.” Ch. 1 in Indigenous Statistics: A Quantitative Research Methodology. Taylor & Francis Group
Fall 2025
Topics
- expectations Work session
- Project preparation and survey research
- discussion
- Charmaine Kabatoff
- UofA Research Ethics Office
- Draft Resume (Oct. 16th)
- Memo #3 (Oct. 17th)
- Huynh and Stiegemeyer (2017)
- Hecht (2016); Sociology at Work
- Marvasti (2008); Walter & Andersen
Readings
- Bickman, Leonard and Debra J. Rog. 2009. “Applied Research Design: A Practical Approach”. Ch. 1 in L. Bickman and D.J. Rog (eds.), SAGE Handbook of Applied Social Research Methods. SAGE. *Link
- Boyd, Margaret R. 2020. "Community-Based Research: A Grass-Roots and Social Justice Orientation to Inquiry." Ch. 25 in P. Leavy (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of Qualitative Research, 2nd ed. Oxford University Press. *Link
- Brooks, Rachel. 2008. "Accessing higher education: The influence of cultural and social capital on university choice." Sociology Compass 2(4): 1355-1371. *Link
- Walton, Patrick, Kristen Hamilton, Natalie Clark, Michelle Pidgeon, and Mike Arnouse. 2020. "Indigenous university student persistence." Canadian Journal of Education 43(2): 430-464. *Link
- Beattie, Irenee R. 2018. "Sociological perspectives on first-generation college students." Pp. 171-191 in B. Schneider (ed.), The Handbook of the Sociology of Education in the 21st Century. Springer. *Link
- Zeman, Klarka. 2023. From high school into postsecondary education and on to the labour market. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 81-595-M. *Link
- Pocuca, Nina, Brodie C. Dakin, Cheneal Puljević, Cameron Francis, Daniel Stjepanović, An- thony Barnett, and Leanne Hides. 2025. "Understanding Drug and Alcohol Staff Perspectives on the Barriers and Facilitators to Drug Checking: A Qualitative Study." Drug and Alcohol Review 44(5): 1330-1338. *Link
- Poliquin, Helene, Michel Perreault, Ana C. Villela Guilhon, and Karine Bertrand. 2023. "Improv- ing harm reduction services: A qualitative study on the perspectives of highly marginalized persons who inject drugs in Montreal." Journal of Drug Issues 53(3): 375-401. *Link
- Pearce, Lisa D. 2012. "Mixed Methods Inquiry in Sociology." American behavioral scientist 56(6)): 829-848. *Link
- Williams, Malcolm, Richard Wiggins, and Paul R. Vogt. 2024. "The Social Context of Quantitive Research." In Beginning Quantitative Research. SAGE. *Link
- Schaeffer, Nora Cate, and Jennifer Dykema. 2020. "Advances in the science of asking questions." Annual Review of Sociology 46(1): 37-60. *Link
- Braun, Virginia, Victoria Clarke, Elicia Boulton, Louise Davey, and Charlotte McEvoy. 2021. "The online survey as a qualitative research tool." International Journal of Social Research Method- ology 24(6): 641-654. *Link
- Fisher, Celia B. and Andrew E. Anushko. 2008. “Research Ethics in Social Science.” Ch. 8 in P
- Zevallos, Zuleyka. 2019. “Creating a CV and Resume for Applied Sociology Jobs.” Sociology at Work. *Link* (Focus on resume part.)
- Jones, Julie Scott and John Goldring. 2021. "Measure Everything – Learn Something – Answer Nothing : An Exploration Into Variables and Types of Measurement." In Exploratory and Descriptive Statistics. *Link
- Saldaña, Johnny. 2020. "Qualitative Data Analysis Strategies." In P. Leavy (ed.). The Oxford Handbook of Qualitative Research, 2nd ed. Oxford University Press. *Link
- Hecht, Jamie. 2016. “Preparing for a 21st Century Job Hunt with a BA in Sociology.” ASA Footnotes. *Link
- Marvasti, Amir. 2008. “Writing and Presenting Social Research.” Ch. 36 in P. Alasuutari, L. Bickman, and J. Brannen (eds.), SAGE Handbook of Social Research Methods. SAGE. *Link
- Walter, Maggie and Chris Andersen. 2013. “Deficit Indigenes.” Ch. 1 in Indigenous Statistics: A Quantitative Research Methodology. Taylor & Francis Group. *Link
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026–2027
- 2020-Winter-SOC-415-SEMINAR-B2 ↗2020
- 2021-Winter-SOC-415-SEMINAR-B1 ↗2021
- 2022-Winter-SOC-415-SEMINAR-B1 ↗2022
- 2023-Winter-SOC-415-SEMINAR-B1 ↗2023
- 2024-Winter-SOC-415-SEMINAR-B1 ↗2024
- 2025-Winter-SOC-415-SEMINAR-B01 ↗2025
- 2025-Fall-SOC-415-SEMINAR-A01 ↗2025
- 2026-Fall-SOC-415-SEMINAR-A01 ↗2026
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