SOC522: Social Research Methods

This unit is designed to develop students' understanding of a range of research techniques used in the social sciences, from action research to surveys, to experiments, and of relevant philosophical considerations. Students obtain first-hand experience with some of the methods. Lectures and workshops equip students to understand and critique social research studies. Extracts from research reports in sociology, psychology, education, community development, tourism and other social sciences are used to illustrate research strategies and to highlight philosophical issues.

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Points	4
Enrolment Options	Murdoch: S1-internal, S1-external
Contact Time	Lectures/workshops: 3 hours per week.
Prerequisites	Co-requisite: Internet access if studying externally.
School	School of Social Sciences and Humanities
Unit Coordinator	Dr Farida Tilbury Fozdar Position: Senior Lecturer E-mail: f.tilbury@murdoch.edu.au Location: Murdoch Campus Social Sciences Room 2.014 Phone: Prefix: +618 9360 7356
Unit Contacts	Contact Phone Prefix: +618 Location Explanation of Location Codes Teaching Period(s) Dr Farida Tilbury Fozdar Senior Lecturer (f.tilbury@murdoch.edu.au) 9360 7356 Murdoch Campus Social Sciences Room 2.014 MURDOCH S1: Internal (15/02/2010 - 11/06/2010)   MURDOCH S1: External (15/02/2010 - 11/06/2010)

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Key to Offshore Campus Location abbreviations: APMISIN Asia Pacific Management Institute (Singapore) CEJTOKYO Chiropractic Education Japan (Tokyo) JKURASHIKI NET Corporation (Kurashiki, Japan) KDUPG KDU College (Penang, Malaysia) KDUPJ KDU College (Petaling Jaya, Malaysia) SGP-REPOLY Republic Polytechnic (Singapore) SMANUFED Singapore Manufacturing Federation ZHENGZHOU Zhengzhou University (China)