SOC 4002 - Research Methods in the Social Sciences

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Centenary University

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Description:

4 Credits Prerequisite SOC 1025; Statistics; junior standing or permission of instructor This course is designed to teach students how to both conduct and evaluate original research in the Social Sciences. As this course aims to prepare students to be "Social Scientists", students will learn about a variety of research methods (survey design will receive particular attention) by engaging in authentic assignments which require them to conduct their own research, students will learn about case study analysis, secondary source analysis and the experimental design and the foundations of ethical research. The Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) will be used regularly as students learn how to create a data set, and read, analyze and interpret data output.

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4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.centenaryuniversity.edu

Phone Number:

(908) 852-1400

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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