201 Schedule of Classes
Spring 2015
*all readings should be completed by the start of class on the day listed
Date
Topic
Reading
Week 1
Course Introduction
Syllabus
Tuesday
 Lab Overview
1/20
 Bring Headphones on Lab Days
Thurs 1/22
-Adler and Clark:
The Uses of Social Research Methods
Chapter 1. The Uses
 Sign up for workshops – starting in 2
of Social Research
weeks! First Group meet with Professor
Methods.
after class- first presentation will involve
giving the rest of the class a tour the data
you select for your final project’s
community need
Week 2
Practice Lab 1: Watch the lab video (if you
-Adler and Clark:
Tues 1/27
choose with others in the class) and develop an
Chapter 2. Theory
instruction sheet to bring to the next class.
and Research
Lab 01 Comparing Averages (means)

Thurs 1/29
Week 3
Tues 2/3
Thursday
2/5
Week 4
Tues 2/10
Thurs
First presentation group meet with
professor
Theory and Research, Ethics and Social
Research
-Adler and Clark:
Chapter 3. Ethics and
Social Research.
Test yourself on Lab 1: Watch the lab video and
complete it on your own. Bring a paper copy to
your next class.
 Lab 01 Comparing Averages (means)
 Those who signed up teach a 1-2 minute
skill from Lab 1. Before class place any
materials you need to teach the skill in the
Utility Folder L: Course information Ridzi
/Utility
Planning a Research Project
 Literature Review Presentation
 We will likely meet at the Library
-Adler and Clark:
Chapter 4. Planning a
Research Project
Practice Lab 2: Watch the lab video (if you
choose with others in the class) and develop an
instruction sheet to bring to the next class.
Lab 02 Cross Tabulations (Comparing
percentages of things you don't average)
 Second presentation group meet with
professor
Sampling
-Adler and Clark:
2/12
Week 5
Tuesday
2/17
Thursday
2/19
Week 6
2/24
Tuesday
Thurs 2/26
Chapter 5. Sampling.
-Kenneth Prewitt,
“The U.S. Decennial
Census: Political
Questions, Scientific
Answers,”
Population and
Development Review
26 (March 2000): 116.
Test yourself on Lab 2: Watch the lab video and
complete it on your own. Bring a paper copy to
your next class.
 Lab 02 Cross Tabulations
Those who signed up teach a 1-2 minute skill from
Lab 2. Before class place any materials you need
to teach the skill in the Utility Folder L: Course
information Ridzi /Utility
-Adler and Clark:
Measurement
Chapter 6.
Measurement
Practice Lab 3: Watch the lab video (if you
choose with others in the class) and develop an
instruction sheet to bring to the next class.
Lab 03 Cross tabulations with Control variable
 Third presentation group meet with
professor
Mid Term Assessment
Week 7 3/3
Tues
SERVICE LEARNING PART 1 Measurement,
Ethics, Sampling and Project Planning in a real
life project.
Thurs 3/5
SERVICE LEARNING PART 2 Measurement,
Ethics, Sampling and Project Planning in a real
life project.
March 10-12
Week 8
Tuesday
3/17
Professor at
Conference
Thursday
3/19
Spring Break, No Classes Mon-Friday
Test yourself on Lab 3: Watch the lab video and
complete it on your own. Bring a paper copy to
your next class.
Lab 03 Cross tabulations with Control variable
Qualitative and Quantitative Research
Designs: Cross-Sectional, Longitudinal, and
-Adler and Clark:
Chapter 7. CrossSectional,
Longitudinal, and
Case Study Designs
-Adler and Clark:
Chapter 8.
Experimental
Research
-Adler and Clark:
Chapter 9.
Case Study Designs vs. Interviewing and
Observational Techniques
 Those who signed up teach a 1-2 minute
skill from Lab 3. Before class place any
materials you need to teach the skill in the
Utility Folder L: Course information Ridzi
/Utility
Week 9
Tuesday
3/24
Practice Lab 4: Watch the lab video (if you
choose with others in the class) and develop an
instruction sheet to bring to the next class.
Lab 04 Using multiple control Variables when
comparing averages (continuous variables) or
percentages (binary variables)
 Fourth presentation group meet with
professor
Thurs 3/26
Qualitative and Quantitative Research Designs
(continued): Experimental Research,
Questionnaires and Structured Interviews.
Week 10
Tues 3/31
Test yourself on Lab 4: Watch the lab video and
complete it on your own. Bring a paper copy to
your next class.
 Lab 04 Using multiple control Variables
when comparing averages (continuous
variables) or percentages (binary
variables)
 Those who signed up teach a 1-2 minute
skill from Lab 4. Before class place any
materials you need to teach the skill in the
Utility Folder L: Course information Ridzi
/Utility
Thurs 4/2
Week 10
Tues 4/7
Easter Break No Classes
Workshop on Final Project
- Use Video Primer for Downloading
Data
Thurs 4/9
Applied Social Research
Questionnaires and
Structured
Interviews.
-Adler and Clark:
Chapter 10.
Qualitative
Interviewing.
-Adler and Clark:
Chapter 11.
Observational
Techniques
-Adler and Clark:
Chapter 12. Using Available Data. -Adler and Clark:
Chapter 13. Content
Analysis.
-Adler and Clark:
Final presentation sign ups
Week 11
Tues 4/14
Workshop on Final Project
Thurs 4/16
Quantitative and Qualitative Data Analysis
Week 12
Tuesday
4/21
First Group of Final Portfolio Presentations
Thurs 4/23
Second Group of Final Portfolio Presentations
Week 13
Tues 4/28
Third Group of Final Portfolio Presentations
Review for Final Exam – Fourth Group of
Final Portfolio Presentations
Review for Final Exam – Fourth Group of
Final Portfolio Presentations
Classes End 5/4
Final Exam 5/7 3pm
Thurs 4/30
Chapter 14. Applied
Social Research
-Adler and Clark:
Chapter 15.
Quantitative and
Qualitative Data
Analysis