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
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
Writing a purpose statement. Research question and Hypothesis
- Creswell (2014), Chapter 6 and 7
Write and post your Research Question, Research Hypothesis and your Theory. Introduce your selected theory(-ies) and where you found it (article, book). How does this theory relate to your research? How are you going to use this theory?
- Creswell (2014), Chapter 6 and 7
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
Literature Review. Reading journals vs. books. Using Internet wisely.
- Babbie (2013), Chapter 17, pp. 498-511
- Creswell (2014), Chapter 2, pp. 25-42
Assignment 6: Develop a topical outline for your proposal. Follow guidelines for writing quantitative, qualitative, or mixed methods proposal in the Creswell's textbook. Demonstrate with 1-2 sentences what each of the sections of your proposal will contain. Include your actual research questions, theories, purpose statements, etc. Print and bring your outlines to class on Tuesday, 12 March.
Writing Introductions and Abstracts. Citing sources. Workshop.
- 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
Upload your first drafts by Friday, 12 April.
- 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
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.
- This topic
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 23 and 25 April. Sign up for one of the 14 available slots.
Read the Proposal Guidelines and Submit your Proposal by 25 April, 23.59
Submit your proposal review by 27 April 23.59 to this GDrive folder. Proposals for review are located in this folder.