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SOCI209

Methods of Social Science Research

Criminology & Criminal Justice, School of College of Graduate & Continuing Studies

Subject Code

SOCI

Number

209

Title

Methods of Soc Sci Research

Description

An examination of the methodological foundations of the social sciences; the logic and technique of empirical inquiry; the nature of social facts, the operationalization of concepts, and the construction of hypotheses; research designs including surveys, interviews, experiments, observation, and evaluation; the organization and analysis of data; graph and table construction and interpretation; the common problems of empirical social research; and research ethics. Emphasis given to criminal justice applications.

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College

College of Graduate & Continuing Studies