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SOCI 4313

Problems and Issues in Research

0.5 credits · Undergraduate

2026–2027

Topics

  • Course logistics/ introduction
  • The Nature of Science
  • Research Ethics
  • Part one: from “Origins of Research Topics” to “Relationships”
  • Part two: from “Formulating Questions and Hypotheses” to “Summary”
  • Part one: from “The Measurement Process” to “Levels of Measurement”
  • Part two: from “Reliability and Validity” to “Summary”
  • Part one: from “Why Sample?” to “Probability Sampling”
  • Part two: from “Non-probability Sampling” to “Summary”
  • Part one: from “The Logic of Experimentation” to “Staging Experiments”
  • Part two: from “The Experiment as a Social Occasion”
  • Part one: from “Threats to Internal Validity” to “True Experimental Designs”
  • Part two: from “Factorial Experimental Designs” to “Summary”
  • Part one: from “General Features of Survey Research” to “Steps in Survey
  • Research: Planning”
  • Survey Instrumentation
  • Field Research
  • Part one: from “Sources of Available Data” to “General Methodological
  • Issues in Available-Data Research”
  • Part two: from “Historical Analysis” to “Summary”
  • Part one: from “Triangulation” to “Multiple Tests of Hypotheses across
  • Different Studies”
  • Part two: from “A Comparison of the Four Basic Approaches to Social
  • Research” to “Summary”
  • Writing Research Reports

Readings

  • Singleton, R.A. Jr. and Bruce C. Straits. 2018. Approaches to Social Research (6th edition).
  • Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press (LU bookstore prices: Print + tax; Ebook + tax).
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