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Outline on   Methodologies
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In the Term Paper, the student should apply what they learned in Soci 303:  Methods for the Social Sciences blank
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The Contents of the Methods Section includes a description of the research design, the variables, 
     any data collection procedures you used 
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The student may use any of the Primary Types of Methods, including
          - surveys
          - questionnaires
          - experiments
          - interviews
          - telephone interviews
          - observation 
          - participant observation 
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The researcher MUST GET PERMISSION to utilize any Primary Methodology
The researcher must get permission from both the Professor 
       & the Human Investigation Committee ( HIC ) of UVW.
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Any type of primary methodology must, first be reviewed & initialed by the Professor.
Failure to do so will result in a FAILING GRADE for the assignment.  
Second, the researcher must get permission from the Human Investigation Committee of UVW.
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Present a copy of any primary instruments in an Appendix blank
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The use of Secondary Methodology (library or other data base research) is appropriate for some research blank
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Statistical analysis often accompanies both primary & secondary research blank
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You must cite your primary research in the body of the paper & the bibliography blank
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Primary Research MAY serve as a Reference blank
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The Sociology Capstone Term Project requires at least two Primary Methodologies blank
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In the Term Paper, the student should apply what they learned in Soci 303:  Methods for the Social Sciences
It is assumed that the student has taken both Statistics & Methods.  It is the task of the student to apply these courses in writing
his or her senior thesis in the Sociology Capstone Course.  It is assumed that the student still has access to his or her  statistics text
& methods text.  
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The Contents of the Methods Section includes  a description of the research design, the variables,  any data collection procedures you used. (See below:  sampling, interviews, observation, etc.), a description of any measuring instruments used, & the method of data analysis (if appropriate).  If the writer chooses to use only secondary analysis, simply state this in your methods section. 
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Parameters of Methodology
Any primary methodology used must be
- APPROVED BY THE PROFESSOR  & the HUMAN INVESTIGATION COMMITTEE  (see above)
- Must be designed to address part of the thesis,  in the form of a research question
- included as an appendix
- professionally written & conducted
- not offensive
- as short as possible
- appropriate for the topic
- used in the assignment    (don't simply conduct research and then not include it in the paper)
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The use of Secondary Methodology is appropriate for some research.  Secondary methodology is the independent analysis of data originally collected by other researcher.  Secondary methodology is often called library research or secondary research. 
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Statistical analysis often accompanies both primary and secondary research.  For example, with primary research, if a survey is used, 
the research may give the average age of the respondents, the ranges of ages, and the standard deviations.  With secondary research, 
the research may look up the average incomes of people in several states and then perform the calculations to determine the average of all those states. 
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You must cite your primary research in the body of the paper & the bibliography. Any research done is to be listed in the Bibliography and cited in the body of the paper.  Examples:  Interview One:  Conducted on Friday, May 18, 2001
Surveys 1 - 40:  Taken on Tuesday, May 22, 2001
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Primary Research MAY serve as a Reference.  For most assignments other than the Sociology Capstone Term Paper,  primary research may count as a reference.  For example, two 30 minute interviews may count as one reference.  One survey, one page in length, given to 30 subjects  may count as one reference. 
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