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Campus | Bryn Mawr |
Semester | Fall 2023 |
Registration ID | CITYB217001 |
Course Title | Topics in Research Methods-Research Mthds/Social Sciences |
Credit | 1.00 |
Department | Growth and Structure of Cities |
Instructor | Hurley,Jennifer L. |
Times and Days | TTh 11:25am-12:45pm
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Room Location | CAN315 |
Additional Course Info | Class Number: 2022 This is a topics course. Course content varies.; Current topic description: Research Methods in the Social Sciences: This course is a hands-on introduction to the research process. It will provide students with the practical skills needed to design, conduct, and analyze original research of the complexity of a thesis-length project. Specifically, students will build knowledge and experience in research design (how to craft a good research question and match methods to the question), research methods (quantitative methods involving analysis of pre-existing large-n survey data and the qualitative methods of case study, content analysis, and interviewing), and data analysis (basic descriptive and inferential statistical analysis using Excel and SPSS along with qualitative data analysis using computer-assisted qualitative data analysis). No computer programming is required or taught. Approach: Quantitative Methods (QM); Haverford: B: Analysis of the Social World (B), Social Science (SO) Enrollment Cap: 22; If the course exceeds the enrollment cap the following criteria will be used for the lottery: Major/Minor/Concentration; Sophomore; Permission of Instructor. Not for First Year Students |
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