COURSE OUTLINE

I. Introduction: Observation and the Search for Patterns

    Applied Social Research, Chapter 1, Tuesday, August 28

    Readings in Social Research Methods, Chapter 1,
        Tuesday, August 28 and Thursday, August 30

II. The Logic and Ethics of Social Research

    Applied Social Research, Chapter 2, Tuesday, September 
        4 and Chapter 3, Tuesday, September 11

    Readings in Social Research Methods, Chapters 2,
         Thursday, September 6 and 3, Tuesday, September 18

III. An Overview of Research Design Issues

    Applied Social Research, Chapter 4, Thursday,     September 20

    Readings in Social Research Methods, Chapter 4, Thursday, September 20

IV. Survey Research as a Method for Gathering Data

    Applied Social Research, Chapter 7, Thursday, September 27

FIRST EXAM, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4

    Readings in Social Research Methods, Chapter 8,
        article by Wysocki, Tuesday, October 9

    Applied Social Research, Chapter 5, pp. 102-114 only,
        Tuesday, October 9

    Readings in Social Research Methods, Chapter 5,
        Tuesday, October 9

            Chapter 5, pp. 114-end, and Chapter 13, Thursday,

                November 1

    Readings in Social Research Methods, Chapter 6, Thursday,

            October 25

V.  Describing a Variable:  Univariate Analysis

    Applied Social Research, Chapter 14 (up to page 399), 

            Thursday, October 11, Chapter 15 (up to page 420),

            Tuesday, October 16

VI. Causal Analysis:  Bivariate Case

    Applied Social Research, Chapter 14 (pages 399-405); 

                Chapter 15, pages 420-end, Tuesday, October 23

SECOND EXAM, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8

VII.  Introducing the Control Variable: Multivariate Analysis

    Applied Social Research, Chapter 14 (pages 405-end), Tuesday,

                November 13

VIII.  Sampling Issues

    Applied Social Research, Chapter 6, Tuesday, December 4

    Readings in Social Research Methods, Chapter 7, Tuesday,

        December, 4

IX. Experiments as a Method for Gathering Data

    Applied Social Research, Chapter 10, Thursday, November 15

    Readings in Social Research Methods, Chapter 8, article by

        Leske, Thursday, November 15

X.  Single Subject Designs

    Applied Social Research, Chapter 11, Tuesday, November 20

XI.  Evaluation Research

    Applied Social Research, Chapter 12--Not necessary to read

    Readings in Social Research Methods, Chapter 8, article by 

        Foubert, Thursday, November 15

XII.  Observational Research

    Applied Social Research, Chapter 9, Thursday, November 29

    Readings in Social Research Methods, Chapter 9, Tuesday,

        November 27

FINAL EXAM, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13

 

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