SOCI 3310
Soc 3310 WA: Foundations of Social Research
Winter 2017
Topics
- Ethical Considerations
- Research Design
- Measurement Considerations
- Sampling Strategies
- Test
- Questionnaires
- Secondary Analysis
- Interviewing Strategies
- Ethnography
- Coding Data and Test
- Course Conclusion
Readings
- Neuman, W. Lawrence and Karen L. Robson. 2014. Basics of Social Research: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches, Third Canadian Edition. Toronto: Pearson Canada
2016–2017 · Soc 3310 WAO: Foundations of Social Research
Topics
- meaning of methodology, research design, measurement, sampling procedures, survey
- design, and field research/ethics
- (i) Compare and contrast research designs, methods of data collection
- and data analysis procedures
- (ii) Explain aspects of the TCPS-2 and other relevant documents, plus ethical
- considerations that often impact social science and other types of research
- (iii) Articulate benefits of doing research and challenges associated carrying
- out projects and dealing with data
- (iv) Discuss in detail such topics as: the need for creativity, the research
- process, abstract development, and benefits and challenges pertaining
- to both publishing and disseminating research findings
Readings
- Required: “Real World Research provides a clear route-map of the various steps needed to carry out a piece of applied research to a high professional standard. It is accessible to those without a social science background while providing rigorous and fully up-to-date coverage of contemporary issues and debates. It brings together materials and approaches from different social science disciplines, seeing value in both quantitative and qualitative approaches, as well as their combination in mixed-method designs.” (See:
- Required: Sociology 3310 - Evaluation Strategy:
Sources
- syllabus ↗Winter 2017
- Course source ↗
- syllabus ↗2016–2017
- Additional readings or course materials are supplied through the course site or course pack.