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3.00 Credits
Sociology 102 or permission of the instructor. This course is designed as a group research project devoted to the art and the science of survey research. Students prepare a list of hypotheses, select indicators, construct a questionnaire, conduct interviews, analyze data, and write research reports. When appropriate, the course may include service-learning components (community-based research projects). Jasiewicz.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: SOC 102 or ANTH 101 and the completion of the sociology major statistics requirement, or permission of the instructor. The rationale and utility of research and its relationship to social and political theory. The two major aspects of social inquiry-measurement and interpretation-are examined focusing on the structuring of inquiry, modes of observation (experiments, surveys, field research, unobtrusive research, etc.), and analysis of data. The course includes lectures, discussions and field exercises. Eastwood.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: SOC 375 or permission of the instructor. This course is devoted to secondary analysis of survey data. Working on a subject of their choice, students learn how to formulate research hypotheses, test hypotheses through univariate, bivariate, and multivariate analyses (utilizing appropriate statistical packages such as SPSS for Windows), and write research reports. Jasiewicz.
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3.00 Credits
SOC 390 - Special Topics in Sociology Credits: 3 Permission of the department required. A discussion of a series of topics of sociological concern. May be repeated for degree credit with permission and if the topics are different.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: SOC 375 or permission of the instructor. This course is designed as a capstone experience for majors with the sociology emphasis. Students, utilizing their knowledge of sociological theory and research methods, design and execute independent research projects, typically involving secondary analysis of survey data. Working on a subject of their choice, students learn how to present research questions and arguments, formulate research hypotheses, test hypotheses through univariate, bivariate, and multivariate analyses (utilizing appropriate statistical packages such as SPSS), and write research reports. Jasiewicz.
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1.00 Credits
SOC 401 - Directed Individual Study Credits: 1 Prerequisite: Permission of the department. A course for selected students, typically with junior or senior standing, who are preparing papers for presentation to professional meetings or for publication. May be repeated for degree credit with permission and if the topics are different. Staff.
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2.00 Credits
SOC 402 - Directed Individual Study Credits: 2 Prerequisite: Permission of the department. A course for selected students, typically with junior or senior standing, who are preparing papers for presentation to professional meetings or for publication. May be repeated for degree credit with permission and if the topics are different. Staff.
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3.00 Credits
SOC 403 - Directed Individual Study Credits: 3 Prerequisite: Permission of the department required. A course for selected students with junior and senior standing, especially for sociology honors students, with direction by different members of the department. May be repeated for degree credit with permission and if the topics are different. Staff.
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4.00 Credits
SOC 404 - Directed Individual Study Credits: 4 Prerequisite: Permission of the department required. A course for selected students with junior and senior standing, especially for sociology honors students, with direction by different members of the department. May be repeated for degree credit with permission and if the topics are different. Staff.
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5.00 Credits
SOC 405 - Directed Individual Study Credits: 5 Prerequisite: Permission of the department required. A course for selected students with junior and senior standing, especially for sociology honors students, with direction by different members of the department. May be repeated for degree credit with permission and if the topics are different. Staff.
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