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SOC 302: Introduction to Social Research Methods

Social Sciences

Tác giả: Thien-Huong Ninh
Nhà xuất bản: Cosumnes River College
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Ngôn ngữ: EN
Danh mục: Khoa học cơ bản

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01: Recognize the various methods of research.
1.01: Introduction
1.1.01: How Do We Know What We Know
1.1.02: Science Social Science and Sociology
1.1.03: Why Should We Care
1.1.04: Design and Goals of This Text
1.02: Linking Methods With Theory
1.2.01: Micro Meso and Macro Approaches
1.2.02: Paradigms Theories and How They Shape a Researchers Approach
1.2.03: Inductive or Deductive Two Different Approaches
1.2.04: Revisiting an Earlier Question
1.03: Beginning a Research Project
1.3.01: Introduction
1.3.02: Starting Where You Already Are
1.3.03: Is It Empirical
1.3.04: Is It Sociological
1.3.05: Is It a Question
1.3.06: Next Steps
02: Apply scientific steps to construct a hypothesis select a methodology and collect and analyze data.
2.01: Research Design
2.1.01: Goals of the Research Project
2.1.02: Qualitative or Quantitative Some Specific Considerations
2.1.03: Triangulation
2.1.04: Components of a Research Project
03: Differentiate between qualitative methods and quantitative methods as research tools and assess projects that might benefit from a mixed modality approach.
3.01: Survey Research- A Quantitative Technique
3.1.01: Chapter Introduction
3.1.02: Survey Research- What Is It and When Should It Be Used
3.1.03: Pros and Cons of Survey Research
3.1.04: Types of Surveys
3.1.05: Designing Effective Questions and Questionnaires
3.1.06: Analysis of Survey Data
3.02: Interviews- Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches
3.2.01: Chapter Introduction
3.2.02: Interview Research- What Is It and When Should It Be Used
3.2.03: Qualitative Interview Techniques and Considerations
3.2.04: Quantitative Interview Techniques and Considerations
3.2.05: Issues to Consider for All Interview Types
3.03: Field Research- A Qualitative Technique
3.3.01: Chapter Introduction
3.3.02: Field Research- What Is It and When to Use It
3.3.03: Pros and Cons of Field Research
3.3.04: Getting In
3.3.05: Field Notes
3.3.06: Analysis of Field Research Data
3.04: Unobtrusive Research- Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches
3.4.01: Chapter Introduction
3.4.02: Unobtrusive Research- What Is It and When to Use It
3.4.03: Pros and Cons of Unobtrusive Research
3.4.04: Unobtrusive Data Collected by You
3.4.05: Analyzing Others Data
3.4.06: Reliability in Unobtrusive Research
3.05: Other Methods of Data Collection and Analysis
3.5.01: Focus Groups
3.5.02: Experiments
3.5.03: Ethnomethodology and Conversation Analysis
04: Utilize statistical software to organize clean and run descriptive and inferential analysis of data.
4.01: TOOLS (SPSS)
4.1.01: Getting Started with SPSS
4.02: Data
4.2.01: Weight Cases
4.2.02: Select Cases
4.2.03: Sort Cases
4.03: Transform
4.3.01: Recode
4.3.02: Compute
4.04: Analyze
4.4.01: Frequencies
4.4.02: Descriptives
4.4.03: Explore
4.4.04: Crosstabs
4.4.05: Reliability Analysis
4.4.06: T-tests
4.4.07: Compare Means
4.4.08: Correlate
4.4.09: Regression
4.05: Graphs
4.5.01: Editing Charts
4.5.02: Histogram
4.5.03: BoxPlot
4.5.04: Line Chart
4.5.05: Scatterplot
05: Demonstrate an ability to apply critical thinking skills to evaluate literature reviews and research databases to find common themes in research design and reporting
5.01: Reading and Understanding Social Research
5.1.01: Reading Reports of Sociological Research
5.1.02: Being a Responsible Consumer of Research
5.1.03: Media Reports of Sociological Research
5.1.04: Sociological Research- Its Everywhere
5.02: Research Methods in the Real World
5.2.01: Chapter Introduction
5.2.02: Doing Research for a Living
5.2.03: Doing Research for a Cause
5.2.04: Public Sociology
5.2.05: Revisiting an Earlier Question- Why Should We Care
06: Integrate research into a report with a project description methodology analysis conclusions and future areas of research
6.01: Sharing Your Work
6.1.01: Deciding What to Share and With Whom to Share It
6.1.02: Presenting Your Research
6.1.03: Writing Up Research Results
6.1.04: Disseminating Findings
07: Identify ethical issues in research
7.01: Research Ethics
7.1.01: Research on Humans
7.1.02: Specific Ethical Issues to Consider
7.1.03: Ethics at Micro Meso and Macro Levels
7.1.04: The Practice of Science Versus the Uses of Science