SOCI 300 - Methods of Social Research

Institution:

Randolph-Macon College

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Description:

This course analyzes the aims, scope, and methods of scientific inquiry into the nature of society and social behavior. The course includes, but is not limited to, the following topics: the logic of empirical social inquiry; methods used to collect qualitative and quantitative data; techniques of analyzing qualitative and quantitative data; and the principles of interpreting data for purposes of description and hypothesis-testing. Student projects in participant observation, construction of survey questionnaires, interviewing, and computer analysis are an integral part of the laboratory portion of the course. Three lectures and a one-hour laboratory session per week. Prerequisite: SOCI 200. Computer-intensive under old curriculum. This course should be taken as the second course in the department for all students planning to major in sociology. Not open to freshmen. Not open to students who have passed SOCI 333. Four hours. Staff.

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1.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.rmc.edu

Phone Number:

(804) 752-7200

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Four-one-four plan

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