Deals with the why and how of social research. Covers two main
themes: the epistemology of social science and the logic of
research design. Students learn to assess the strengths of
various methodologies, evaluate research results, and initiate
future inquiries of their own. This course explores the idea and
practice of social science research and the most effective ways
to conduct different types of research. The epistemology of
social research, and the "question" or "puzzle" of social
science research will be discussed and debated. This course will
effectively break down the research process to simple, and
manageable components: from a question/puzzle, to research
design, to data collection, to analysis and conclusions. Student
learning goals General method of instruction Lecture,
discussion, and daily group work. Class assignments and grading