Embark on a comprehensive journey of research methods, design, and statistical analysis in social sciences. Gain the ability to identify intriguing questions, analyze datasets, and interpret results effectively.
Uncover the fundamental principles of science, history and philosophy of science, research designs, measurement, sampling, and ethics. Delve into qualitative research methods, data collection, analysis, and interpretation. Learn the basics and advanced concepts of statistics, probability, and inferential statistics, and apply them using statistical software.
Through the final Capstone Project, you will develop your own research question, gather data, and analyze and report on the results using statistical methods. Collaborate with fellow learners to formulate a research hypothesis, design, operationalize, create manipulation and measurement instruments, collect data, perform statistical analyses, and document the results.
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Explore the course modules covering quantitative methods, qualitative research, basic statistics, inferential statistics, and the final research project. Gain comprehensive knowledge and practical skills in social science research methods and statistical analysis.
Discover the principles of solid scientific methods in the behavioral and social sciences. Learn to differentiate between sloppy science and solid research. Covering research integrity, this course focuses on sociology, political sciences, educational sciences, communication sciences, and psychology.
Introduce yourself to the basic ideas behind qualitative research in social science. Learn about data collection, description, analysis, and interpretation. Emphasizing practical application, the course focuses on data collection through observation and interviewing, and analyzing and interpreting the collected data.
Understand the basics of statistics, including descriptive statistics, relationship assessment between variables, and an introduction to methods of inferential statistics. Gain practical skills in computing, generating, and evaluating statistical concepts using freely available statistical software.
Learn about making inferences based on relations found in the sample to relations in the population. Cover the basic principles of significance testing, a variety of statistical tests, techniques, and their interpretation. Acquire practical skills in performing statistical tests using freely available software.
Participate in the Final Research Project to perform a collaborative research study. Formulate a research hypothesis, design, operationalizations, create manipulation and measurement instruments, collect data, perform statistical analyses, and document the results. Gain invaluable experience in the entire research process.
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