Social Research Methods

Catalog description

Students learn social science vocabulary and techniques necessary to step into a position where they can contribute to an ongoing study; to critically evaluate social science research completed by others on both methodological and ethical terms; to frame a sociological question of interest, seek out and obtain literature relevant to it, and construct an essay that coherently synthesizes trends in the body of material; and to conceptualize a research question and a basic framework that would be appropriate for pursuing an empirical investigation in an ethical manner.