Professor Pamela Oliver Department of Sociology

Sociology 357  Methods of Sociological Inquiry

The core of this course is three data collection exercises: a field observation, a questionnaire, and a field experiment.  You also do a methodological analysis of a professional research article.The summer term version of this course has been adapted to fit into the four-week format, including replacing the article analysis assignment with a final examination.

Summer 2004 Course Materials

Fall 2000 syllabus and exercises

Research-Related Links

 

Course Materials for Summer 2004
(Modfied for Summer Term Over Regular Syllabus)

Note: Paper copies of all materials will be distributed in class (*) or available for purchase in the course workbook packet.

Researching Sociology  Good collection of links on research methods (qualitative and quantitative) UW Madison Journal Search Data Bases (require UW ID):  Proquest  Academic Search  Sociological Abstracts  EthnicNewsWatch  Social Science Index     Citation Index and Impact Studies    Nexis/Lexis  Electronic Journal List  MADCAT library catalogue for books Social Science Information Gateway Social Sciences Virtual Library Yahoo Social Science Reference Librarians can answer some questions by email About.com sociology site Evaluation & Research Methods site hosted by Gene Shackman Federal statistical sites gateway with indices by topic, agency, etc. On-line hypertext introduction to research methods by William M. Trochim, Cornell University Covers all the basics. Clear, organized. Is available as a text, from a publisher. Jon Hetherington, Psychology at SUI. On-line PowerPoint methods lectures Course on quantitative methods in planning by Prof. Campbell at U Michigan Has lots of hypertext links to other resources. On-line methods text by David Garson Rob Warren's methods class, with lecture notes Page of links to social psychology methods course resources Royce Singleton's Research Methods site GSS (General Social Survey) home page You can extract data for analysis here. Survey Documentation and Analysis (SDA) Demonstration Survey Data Archive. A program developed and maintained by the Survey Methods Program at the University of California, Berkeley, that enables the user to do quick and easy analyses of GSS data from the 1972-1996 GSS cumulative data file. Census Bureau UW's Data and Program Library Service has a collection of electronic data sets and lnks to others. The Research Paper. An description of the major parts of a research paper from the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Trinity University. Gallup Poll site How polls are conducted Explanation of sampling and data collection procedures, by Gallup. Explanation of sampling for NYTimes poll Code of Ethics of the American Sociological Association Code of Ethics of the American Psychological Association Human Subjects Page of L&S Human Subjects Guidelines

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