SYM5015 - Secondary Analysis of Official Statistics

Leader: Dharma Arunachalam

Offered

Caulfield Second semester 2007 (Evening)

Synopsis

Exercises involving the re-analysis of 'official statistics' and other data sources. The exercises include writing a report on youth unemployment; trend analysis of the gender gap in wages; working class versus upper class suburbs in Melbourne; cohort analysis of migrant unemployment; crosscultural comparison of strikes; report on one type of criminal offence; submission on single parents to the Social Security Review.

Assessment

Four research reports (1500 words each): 60%
Three research reports (1000 words each): 30%
Seminar participation: 10%

Contact hours

2 hours (1 x 2 hour seminar) per week