Empirical research and analysis
H Gold
8 points * 3 hours per week * Second semester * Clayton
The subject will cover research procedures and quantitative research methods useful in testing social theories and empirical hypotheses. Instruction will include basic social statistics and computer usage. The emphasis however will not be on number-crunching but on training students to test theoretical or empirical hypotheses against available evidence and on equipping them to undertake their own empirically oriented research projects.
Assessment
Written (2000 words): 30% * Examinations (2 hours): 30% * Practical work/assignments: 40%
Prescribed texts
Blalock H M Social statistics rev. 2nd edn, McGraw-Hill
de Vaus D A Surveys in social research Allen and Unwin