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 166-081 Quantitative Social Research

Note

Students who have previously enrolled in, and successfully completed 166-131 Sociology 1B in 1997 and 1998, cannot enrol in this subject.

Credit Points

12.5

HECS Band

1

Coordinator

Jui-Shan Chang

Prerequisites

Usually two First Year Sociology subjects.

Semester

1 (view timetable)

Contact

A 1.5-hour lecture and a 1-hour tutorial/workshop per week

Subject Description

Sociologists explore patterns and relationships in the often complex flow of daily events. On the one hand, sociology requires theoretical perspectives to conceptualize the nature of social structure and social action in a global/cross-cultural context. On the other hand, sociology needs research tools to produce robust and relevant data - if it is to be more than commonsense. This subject teaches students how to do sociology empirically by introducing logic and processes of quantitative social research via lectures and hands-on workshops.

Assessment

In-class test of 1000 words and workshop assignments totalling 3000 words.

Prescribed Texts
  • E Babbie, The Basics of Social Research. Wadsworth Publishing 1999.
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