Jammie Price, Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice, UNCW

Date	Topic	Reading	Lecture Notes	Discussions
6/30	Introduction to Quantitative and Qualitative Research Methods	Chapter 2: Dimensions of Research	What is Sociology and Why are Research Methods Important?* Overview of Research Methods*	Discussion 1
7/1	Scientific Research Process; Research Questions and Hypotheses	Chapter 1: Science and Research	Introduction*	Discussion 2
7/2	Theory and Research: The Research Process Literature Searching and Literature Reviews	Chapter 3. Theory and Research Chapter 4. The Meanings of Methodology	Supplemental Readings: The Role of Theory in Research* Applying Theories to Social Issues*	Discussion 3
7/3	Review for the Exam 1	STUDY! The exam covers all material above. Use the study guide created specifically for this exam.
7/7	Exam 1 (60 minutes) Review Answers for Exam 1
7/8	Ethics	Chapter 5. The Ethics and Politics of Social Research	Ethics* UNCW Office of Sponsored Programs American Sociological Association Code of Ethics Informed Consent Forms (look under Human Subjects Approval) Comparing the Ethical Codes of Social Science Organizations	Discussion 4
7/9	Experiments	Chapter 9. Experimental Research	Experiments*	Discussion 5
7/10	Surveys	Chapter 10. Survey Research	Surveys*	Discussion 6 Survey Websites
7/14	Review for Exam 2	STUDY! The exam covers all material after Exam 1. Study Guide 2
7/15	Exam 2 (60 minutes) Review Answers for Exam 2
7/16	Personal Interviews and Observation	Chapter 13. Field Research	Personal Interviews* Observation*	Discussion 7
7/17	Qualitative Data Analysis	Chapter 15. Analysis of Qualitative Data	Qualitative Data Analysis* Data Analysis2*	Discussion 8 Qualitative Data Collection Exercise
7/21	Historical-Comparative	Chapter 14. Historical-Comparative Research	Historical Comparative Lecture Notes	Discussion 9
7/22	Review for Exam 3	STUDY! The exam covers all material after Exam 2. Study Guide 3
7/23	Exam 3 (60 minutes) Review Answers for Exam 3
7/24	Existing Data (Secondary Data)	Chapter 11. Secondary Analysis	Secondary Data Analysis Data Sources Data Entry: In class tutorial	Discussion 10
7/28	Measurement, Validity and Reliability	Chapter 7. Qualitative and Quantitative Measurement	Measurement* Survey Measurement* Measurement2*	Discussion 11
7/29	Sampling	Chapter 8. Qualitative and Quantitative Sampling	Sampling* Sampling2* (Read parts about sampling)	Discussion 12
7/30	Review for Exam 4	The exam covers all material after Exam 3. Study Guide 4
7/31	Exam 4 (60 minutes) Review Answers for Exam 4

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