Introduction to methods of social research
Pam Reynolds
6 points
* 3 hours per week
* Second semester
*
Gippsland/Distance
* Prerequisites: GSC1611 or wordprocessing skills
adequate for assignment presentation
Objectives On successful completion of this subject students should be able to acquire an informed familiarity with published statistics; develop skills in manipulating data both manually and with an appropriate computing package; extend their understanding of data presentation; equip themselves with hypothesis testing techniques; and extend their ability to critically evaluate data analysis in published research.
Synopsis The course covers social research ethics and protocols, research design and methods, management of research, constraints, information retrieval, pilot studies, analysis of data, reporting, editing and marketing results. Verbal skills of interviewing and reporting are assessed as well as written skills. Spreadsheeting is introduced using the university's software package. All or part of the final report must be produced by the student using a word-processing package.
Assessment Progressive assessment: 100%
Prescribed texts
To be advised
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