Week Ten

• Day 19 -
  
  • Survey Research -
    a) Interview
    b) Questionnaire
    c) Telephone
    
• Day 20 -
  
  • Strengths/Weaknesses of Survey Methodology
• Lab #9 - Multiple Indicators and Controls
• Readings:
  
  • Babbie, Chapter Nine, "Survey Research," pp. 242-278

• Day 21 -
  
  • Participant Observation Methodology/ Rules and Case Studies
    
  • Short Paper #4 Handout
• Day 22 -
  
  • Strengths & Weaknesses of Participant Observation Research
• Lab #10 - Open Class Project Lab; Develop Short Paper #4
• Readings:
  
  • Babbie, Chapter Ten, "Qualitative Field Research," pp. 281-309

• Day 23 -
  
  • Non-Reactive Data/ Strengths & Weaknesses (Analyzing People's Trash)
    
  • Short Paper #4 Due - April 20^th
• Day 24 -
  
  • Introduction to Multiple Regression with US State Suicide Data
• Lab #11 - Multiple Linear Regression
  
• Readings:
  
  • Babbie, Chapter Three, "The Ethics and Politics of Social Research," pp. 61-84