SOC 515 - Social Research Process

Units: 4

Focuses on applied and evaluation social research. Addresses actual problems of conducting social research in diverse communities. Special consideration is given to methods for tailoring research strategies to different environments, setting up diagnostic procedures, monitoring programs, determining accountability, and designing impact assessments. Incorporates practice in the methods of applied social research: sampling, question wording, data collection, techniques of interviewing, mail questionnaire design, telephone surveys, focus groups, and group interviewing. Sensitivity to ethnicity, gender, class, and age will be emphasized. Enrollment restricted to students enrolled in the Master of Arts in Sociological Practice Program.