This seminar will provide an in-depth exploration of many of the research methods used by social scientists. Participants will learn how to define a meaningful research question and to identify which methods will best answer that question. They will also learn how to design interview guides and conduct interviews, surveys, focus groups, fieldwork, content analysis, experiments and archival research. Strategies for analyzing data will also be addressed. A thorough understanding of research design and methodologies is crucial to the social science toolkit.
Kelly Joyce, "SCTS 502: RESEARCH METHODS", contributed by Ali Kenner and Eliza Nobles, STS Infrastructures, Platform for Experimental Collaborative Ethnography, last modified 19 August 2018, accessed 26 April 2024. https://stsinfrastructures.org/content/scts-502-research-methods
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This seminar will provide an in-depth exploration of many of the research methods used by social scientists. Participants will learn how to define a meaningful research question and to identify which methods will best answer that question. They will also learn how to design interview guides and conduct interviews, surveys, focus groups, fieldwork, content analysis, experiments and archival research. Strategies for analyzing data will also be addressed. A thorough understanding of research design and methodologies is crucial to the social science toolkit.