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Course Assignment Schedule – Summer 2015
Interdisciplinary Research Methods for Sociology (SOCY 601), Education (EDUS 660),
Social Work (SLWK 609) and Public Administration (PADM, GVPA, CRJS and URSP 623)
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To Do*
Due Date**
WEEK 1: May 18 – 24 COURSE OVERVIEW, EXPECTATIONS, FORMAT AND RESOURCES
Babbie Chapter 1: Human Inquiry and Science (Text)
Begin Library Resources Activities (Online)
Participation Requirements (Online)
Food for Thought Blog Response (Topic Tag = “first”)
Chapter 1 Self-Assessment Quiz (Blackboard)
Self-enroll in a Proposal Group (Blackboard)
Wednesday, May 20
Wednesday, May 20
Friday May 22
Sunday, May 25
WEEK 2: May 25 – 31 PROCESS, PROBLEMS, THEORY AND MODEL BUILDING IN SOCIAL RESEARCH
Schutt Chapter 2: The Process and Problems of Social
Research (PDF)
“The Data Don’t Speak for Themselves” (PDF)
Screencast – Overview of the Research Process (Online)
Complete Library Resources Activities (Online)
Food for Thought Blog Response (Topic Tag = “errors”)
Chapter 2 Self-Assessment Quiz (Blackboard)
Brainstorm Your Topic Worksheet (Blackboard Group
Assignment)
Wednesday, May 27
Friday, May 29
Sunday May 31
WEEK 3: June 1 – 7 THE ETHICS AND POLITICS OF SOCIAL RESEARCH
Babbie Chapter 3: The Ethics and Politics of Social
Research (Text)
CITI Basic Human Subjects Protection Training in Social
and Behavioral Research (Online - allow a minimum of 6
hours to complete)
Food for Thought Blog Response (Topic Tag = “healthcare”)
Submission of Successful CITI Exam Score Documentation
(Blackboard)
Research Proposal Group Contract (Blackboard Group
Assignment)
Wednesday, June 3
Friday, June 5
Sunday, June 7
WEEK 4: June 8 – 14 RESEARCH DESIGN
Babbie Chapter 4: Research Design (Text)
“Independent, Dependent and Confounding Variables in
Quantitative Research” (Video)
In Search of Social Regularities (PPT Slideset)
Food for Thought Blog Response (Topic Tag = “ethics”)
Chapter 4 Self-Assessment Quiz (Blackboard)
Literature Review Worksheet (Blackboard Group
Assignment)
Wednesday, June 10
Friday, June 12
Sunday, June 14