Social research methods
B Daly
8 points * 2 hours per week * First semester * Peninsula * Prerequisites: First-year SCY sequence or equivalent
Social research in its historical, social and sociological contexts; different theoretical perspectives and their significance for methods used; the objectives of social research. The methods of social research: an overview of the research process; selecting and formulating a research problem; designing and administering a study; research strategies; techniques for the collection and measurement of data; recording, coding, processing, analysing and presenting data; interpreting results; writing reports. Ethical considerations in social research.
Assessment
Two workshop reports (1500 words each): 20% each * Research proposal (3000 words): 60%