CDL COURSE ENTRY FORM


Author: Laura Wait/SUNY
Last modified by: Laura Wait/SUNY
Composed: 12/21/2005 02:53 PM
Curriculum Committee Approval Date:
Modified: 06/23/2016
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Course Number: (prefix) SOC (number) 283424 ESC 2.0 Course number: SOSC-3025 SOSC-3025Social Science Research Methods

Name: Social Science Research Methods
Datatel Title: (30char) Social Science Research Method

Area Coordinator: Dee Britton Department Code: 10SO Team: Social

Liberal Study? YES Level: UPPER Credits: 4 Prerequisite? YES
General Education Course? YES GenEd Approval Term/Year:

GenEd Area 1: 3. Social SciencesFully or Partially: f
GenEd Area 2: Fully or Partially:



Pre-registration Information?
Course will be offered (for online course descriptions, proposed offerings for by term views and web views)
Spring 1, Spring 2, Summer, Fall 1, Fall 2		Course will be offered (for final term listings, online registration, online bookordering, web views)
Spring 1, Spring 2, Summer, Fall 1, Fall 2
First Term Offered: 2006SU (Required Format: YearTerm - i.e., 2005SP)
Last Term Offered in Print Version:
Title Changes: Renamed effective Sept '16 term from: Survey of Social Science Research Methods TO: Social Science Research Methods. Catalog updated 6/22/16. LWait
This note was removed from the course description 6/22/16 (it's over 5 years old). Note: Students may receive credit for EITHER Survey for Social Science Research Methods OR Quantitative Research: Design and Methods, 283604.
This course replaced Social Research for Professionals, 283504 which was archived in 2006.
AC Changes:
BK Number:

Description: Social research provides answers to questions about people and the social settings and systems in which they are involved. This social science research course introduces the fundamentals of qualitative and quantitative research methods. Students learn how to formulate a viable research question, collect and analyze data, understand the ethical issues of social science research, and write a formal research proposal.

Prerequisite: At least one introductory course in the discipline of a social science concentration. The course does not require a working knowledge of Statistics as a prerequisite, although it does include some elementary statistics as part of the subject matter of the course.

Important Note: This course was renamed effective the September 2016 term and was formerly offered as Survey of Social Science Research Methods. Students who have successfully completed 283424 should not enroll in this course.

This course fully meets the General Education requirement in Social Sciences.


Generic:



Major Course Area
Community & Human Services, Human Development, Social Science		Minor Course Area
Aging and Gerontology, Alcohol and Substance Abuse, Anthropology, Communications and Media, Criminal Justice / Homeland Security, Early Childhood Studies, Emergency Management, Family Studies, Fire Protection, Gender Studies, Health Services, Human Development, Human Services, Political Science and Public Affairs, Psychology, Sociology, Women's Studies		SLN Disciplines
Social Science
Additional Course Requirements
Audio Component, CD-ROM Component, WWW Computer Conference		 Undergrad Certificate Association:


6


Meets General Education Requirement

Required Booknote:

Optional Booknote:


Archive Course:

genedcode for dpplanner: 3^f~8

genedfull area for dpplanner: Social Sciences