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Liberal Study
Upper Level
Credits: 4
Meets General Education Requirement In: Social Sciences-Full
Term(s) Offered (Subject to Change) :

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Course Description:

This course enables students to understand and conduct systematic inquiries on social and behavioral topics, using quantitative social science research methods. Major topics include hypothesis development, causation, the logic of inquiry, research ethics, conceptualization and measurement, quantitative research design and data collection, and data analysis and interpretation. The course requires the use of advanced-level thinking skills, including analysis, synthesis and evaluation.

Recommended prerequisites include: at least one course in a social science discipline. A working knowledge of statistics is useful but not required; statistical analysis of data using SPSS is a required part of the course.

Note: Students may receive credit for EITHER Survey of Social Science Research Methods 283424 OR Quantitative Research: Design and Methods 283604. Effective January 2012, this course no longer meets the general education requirement in mathematics. This course was renamed effective the May 2014 term and was previously offered as Quantitative Research: Design and Methods. Students who have successfully completed 283604 should not enroll in this course.

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

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