Topic outline
Course Introduction. Types of knowledge and empiricism. Principles of Social Science Research.
Syllabus overview. Course policies. Personal Introductions.
- Abbot and McKinney (2013), Chapter 1, pp. 3-20
- Creswell (2014), Chapter 1, 3-21
Theories and Hypotheses
- Abbot and McKinney (2013), Chapter 2, pp. 21-34
- Babbie (2013), Chapter 6, pp. 187-194
Complete your assignment and upload it to this folder. Do not forget to name your assignment: Last Name.doc
Deadline: TBA Sept 23.59
Research Ethics
- Abbot and McKinney (2013), Chapter 4, pp. 52-62
- Creswell (2014), Chapter 4, pp. 92-101
- Babbie (2013), Chapter 2, pp. 30-42
Writing strategies. Research Proposal
- Creswell (2014), Chapter 4, pp. 77-92
- Babbie (2013), Chapter 4, pp. 118-119
- Robson (1993), Appendix A, pp. 464-469
- Pick one of the four ethical case scenarios provided by The Ethicist. Answer the questions related to that scenario. Upload to the GDrive. Deadline: 3 October, 23.59
Types of research. Correlation vs. causation. Units of analysis.
- Babbie (2013), Chapter 4, pp. 97-105
- Abbot and McKinney (2013), Chapter 3, pp. 48-51
- The duration is 30 minutes. Exam consists of 20 questions (multiple choice, fill in the gap, true/false, short answer). Start the exam WITHOUT joining the Zoom session. It starts at 11 AM sharp.
Put your topics and research questions + argument/hypothesis in the table. Deadline: 17 October, 23.59.
Literature Review. Reading journals vs. books. Using Internet wisely.
- Babbie (2013), Chapter 17, pp. 498-511
- Creswell (2014), Chapter 2, pp. 25-42
Writing Introductions and Abstracts. Citing sources. Workshop.
Bring one sample of an abstract from a scholarly paper. In-class assignment #5: write an abstract for your research.
- Creswell (2014), Chapter 5, pp. 107-120
- Robson (1993), Chapter 13, pp. 410-415
- Babbie (2013), Chapter 17, pp. 512-517
Quantitative Methods. Data collection and analysis. Surveys, experiments, etc.
- Creswell (2014), Chapter 8
- Babbie (2013), Chapter 8, pp. 228-237
- Creswell (2014), Chapter 8
Mid Term 2
Class activity (exercise, workshop, etc.) is planned for this week. Details TBA.
The exam duration is 30 minutes. Cite any sources used. No need to log in to Zoom. Start immediately. Good luck!
Qualitative Methods. Data collection and analysis. Interviews, observation, etc.
- Creswell (2014), Chapter 9
- Babbie (2013), Chapter 11, pp. 324-333, 343-355
See the L: drive (Week 9) for additional material.
- Creswell (2014), Chapter 9
- This topic
Quantitative and qualitative data analysis workshop.
Workshop will be held either in the computer classroom or Zoom.
- Materials for the workshop can be found here.
Research proposal presentations.
Prepare and deliver an oral presentation of your research proposal. Guidelines posted on L: drive and Moodle.
Presentations will be delivered on 12 and 14 of December 2022. Sign up for one of the 20 available slots.
Upload your finished proposals to this folder no later than 12 December 2022, 23.59.