Introduction to Research Methods

SOC 300

Central Michigan University

Spring, 2006

Dr. Mary S. Senter

NEWS:  SOC 300 Students Contracted to Complete Isabella County Community Survey

(Data collection in late February.  Reports of Findings in late April.)

Interview Schedule

142 Anspach Hall
Telephone: 989-774-3160
E-mail: Mary.Senter@CMich.edu
Office Hours:
    Tuesday, 1:00-2:00 p.m.
    Thursday, 1:00-2:00 p.m.
    Other times by appointment   

Check display case in the hall between AN 251 and AN 252 for OPEN HOURS for Labs

Contents: 

    Course Requirements

• Introduction to the Course
• Course Outline
• Assignments:  #1
                                  #2
                                  #3
                                  #4
                                  #5
                                  #6
                                  #7 (Optional)
                       #8 (Final Paper)

    Course Aides

• Optional Homework:  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
• Review of Math and Simple Statistics
• Study Guides:  Exam #1, Exam #2 Computer Skills Test Exam #3

    Reference Material

• Introduction to NUD*IST
• Introduction to SPSS
• On-line tutorial on SPSS:  http://calcnet.cst.cmich.edu/org/spss/
• Introduction to EXCEL
• Tables   (Rules for creating tables; examples of a univariate, bivariate and a multivariate crosstabulation)
• Understanding Chi-Square

    Material for Class Discussion or Assignments

• Data for Assignment #1:  Complete on January 10, 2006
• Letter to the editor:  Science and Non-science