Introduction to Social Research Methodology

Slides

  1. The nature and purpose of social research
  2. Research goals and research questions
  3. Hypotheses and research design
  4. Research ethics
  5. Conducting a literature review
  6. Secondary data analysis
  7. Qualitative approaches to social research
  8. Quantitative approaches and measurement
  9. Mixed methods research
  10. Sampling and participant recruitment
  11. Questionnaire design and survey fieldwork
  12. Interviews and focus groups
  13. Quantitative data analysis
  14. Qualitative data analysis
  15. Reporting research and course review

Handouts

Exercises