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The Contents of the Methods Section includes a description of
the research design, the variables,
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The student may use any of the Primary Types of Methods,
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- surveys - questionnaires - experiments - interviews - telephone interviews - observation - participant observation |
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The researcher MUST GET PERMISSION
to utilize any Primary Methodology
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Any type of primary methodology must, first be reviewed & initialed
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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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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
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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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