SOCIAL SCIENCES

SOCIAL SCIENCES (SOSC)

DIVISION: Social Sciences

SOSC 017  INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH METHODS IN SOCIAL SCIENCES  
3 unit  

Transfer Credit: CSU; UC

C-ID: SOCI 120

Prerequisite(s): SOC 001

Fundamental elements of empirical research and the ways in which social scientists gather, evaluate, and critique research findings. Attention to the importance of professional ethics when conducting research. Application of qualitative and quantitative analytic tools for research design, such as survey, observational, experimental, case study and comparative historical research. Total of 54 hours lecture.

Grade Mode: Letter Grade