SOC 380
Social Research Methods

Credit:  4 hours.

This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a
Quant Reasoning II course.

Introduction to the foundations of social research and to the major types of research methods employed in sociology. Provides exposure to the major tools and terminology of social research, including the use of computers in sociology. Topics include: research design, finding and using sociology literature, measurement, sampling, survey research, field methods, use of available data, quantitative data analysis and presentation, and computer resources for research. Prerequisite: SOC 100 and SOC 280.