SOCI363-16S1 (C) Semester One 2016

Investigating Social Worlds

30 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 22 February 2016
End Date: Sunday, 26 June 2016
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 6 March 2016
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 22 May 2016

Description

This course introduces students to a range of methods of sociological inquiry. These include both quantitative and qualitative research methods with a focus on life stories and survey research. The course offers students the opportunity to gain skills as social researchers. These include experience in research ethics, interviewing, analysis and survey design. By the end of the course students will have an understanding of the theoretical, practical and ethical considerations in social research. It is strongly recommended that students majoring in sociology take this course.

Prerequisites

45 points of SOCI at 200 level; or 30 points of SOCI with a B average or better; or students with at least a B average in 60 points in 200 level courses in related subjects may be admitted by approval of Head of Department.

Restrictions

Course Coordinators

Tiina Vares and Alison Loveridge

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Research Journal 25% 18 March and 17 April. Approximately 2000 words
Life Story Narrative 08 Apr 2016 30% 2500 words
Quantitative exercises 35% 13 May Questions to Learn (10%), 27 May Sample/admin to Learn (10%), 29 May Completed interviews in Qualtrics (5%), 5 June Tables to Learn (10%). Approx 3000 words total.
Evaluation of learning 05 Jun 2016 10% 1000 words

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,435.00

International fee $5,825.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

Minimum enrolments

This course will not be offered if fewer than 10 people apply to enrol.

For further information see Language, Social and Political Sciences .

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