SOCY 7710 Social Inquiry Research Seminar
Required for graduate students This course presents the wide range of alternative research methods available to and widely used by the social researcher. Among those considered are the following: survey research, observational field research, intensive interviewing, experimental research, historical analysis, and content analysis. Considerable attention will be given to comparisons among these alternative methods, to an assessment of the relative strengths and limitations of each, and to issues related to research design and proposal writing. In the context of these alternative research methods, attention will be given to problem formulation, measurement, reliability, validity, sampling, and ethical considerations.
Course overview
- Department
- Sociology
- School
- Boston College
- Credits
- 3
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 4.00 / 5 · Very Good
- Instructor rating
- 4.23 / 5 · Very Good
- Terms evaluated
- 3
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | Natalia Sarkisian | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 of 10 |
| Fall 2022 | Natalia Sarkisian | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 7–9 hrs/week | 7 of 12 |
| Fall 2021 | Natalia Sarkisian | 4.5 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | — | 2 of 10 |