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<p><h4><center>SOCIOLOGY RESEARCH WORKSHOP</center>
<p>DESCRIPTION:</h4>
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 This course provides an introduction to the logic of scientific research in general and social science research in particular.  The goal of this course is to familiarize students with the nature of scientific inquiry, with major methods of gathering and analyzing social scientific data, and with the communication and evaluation of scientific findings.  

<p>Students who complete this course should be able to read original research and accurately describe the researcher’s questions, methodology, and findings, and to critically assess the author’s methods and conclusions.
  
<p>The skills learned in this course will provide a foundation for future training in specific methods of data collection and analysis.  They will also allow students to be sophisticated and critical consumers of knowledge—both in sociology and beyond.
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TOPICS:</h4>
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1.  Science as Inquiry<br>
2.  Theories and Paradigms<br>
3.  Introduction to Research Design<br>
4.  Conceptualization and Measurement<br>
5.  Professional Ethics<br>
6.  Sampling<br>
7.  Experiments<br>
8.  Surveys<br>
9.  Qualitative Interviews and Fieldwork<br>
10. Unobtrusive Measurement<br>
11. Univariate and Bivariate Analysis<br>
12. Multivariate Analysis<br>
13. Indexes and Scales<br>
14. Scientific Communication<br>
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