SOC 260 Methods of Social Research

Prerequisite: SOC 101 or SOC 215 or permission of the instructor. An introduction to the basic research methods of the social sciences. Includes an examination of the logic underlying the scientific study of human behavior and the social world as well as the research designs and techniques, both quantitative and qualitative, commonly used in social research: experiments, surveys, content analysis, field research, historical-comparative research, and program evaluation.

Credits

3.0

Offered

Fall Semester