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This lecture introduces the foundations of social science research design for students with diverse knowledge. Depending on time limitations, covered topics might include key components of the research enterprise; measurement methods; sampling techniques; experimental and quasi-experimental design; survey methods, arts of the interview, program evaluation and mixed-method approaches to investigation. Along the away of discussing these themes, students will learn to assess the relative strengths and weaknesses of alternative research methods designed to answer the questions and identify appropriate tools to carry out credible studies that yield information worthy of analysis and interpretation. The course is of value to students who intend to conduct and/or consume research in their future careers and, more generally, to anyone interested in finding out about different ways to understand why people and organizations behave as they do.
Students are expected to become:
- familiar with broad range of methods used in social sciences research;
- more able to distinguish problems that are and are not amenable to empirical research;
- adept at recognizing strengths and weaknesses of alternative research designs;
- proficient at critically assessing the validity of claims based on empirical research;
- skilled at designing effective means to answer them |
