Methods of Social Science Research

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An examination of the methodological foundations of the social sciences; the logic and technique of empirical inquiry; the nature of social facts, the operationalization of concepts and the construction of hypotheses; research designs including surveys, interviews, experiments, observation and evaluation; the organization and analysis of data; graph and table construction and interpretation; the common problems of empirical social research; and research ethics. Emphasis given to criminal justice applications. 3 Lecture hours. Credit will be earned once between CJ 209, CRIM 209 and SO 209. Offered: Fall, Spring.