| Date | Class topics & activities | Assignment |
| Week 1 | ||
| Wednesday, Sept 5 | Introductions. | |
| Friday, Sept 7 | Everyday knowledge vs. journalism vs sociological knowledge | Reading Assignment (RA): C/S, ch 1 |
Week 2: Monday-- Sept 10 |
Theory and research Evaluating web resources. | Web homeless assignment |
| Wednesday, Sept 12 | Video: " The First Measured Century, Part I " | RA: C/S, ch 2 |
| Friday, Sept 14 | ||
| Week 3 : Monday--Sept 17 | RA: C/S, ch 3 | |
| Wednesday, Sept 19 | Video: " The First Measured Century, Part II " | |
| Friday, Sept 21 | RA: C/S, ch 4 | |
| Week 4: Monday--Sept 24 | Video: "Against All Odds, Samples and Surveys". Sampling techniques. | |
| Wednesday, Sept 26 | Kathryn Fuller: Literature searches using library web pages | R.A.: C/S, Appendix A, Finding information |
| Friday, Sept 28 | Survey Research | R.A. C/S, ch 6. |
| Week 5: Monday, Oct 1 | More survey research. | |
| Wednesday, Oct 3 | And still more survey research MSNBC sex survey "First Measured Century : the Kinsey Reports |
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| Friday, Oct 5 | Review, exam one | SPSS 1 Study Guide |
| Week 6: Monday, Oct 8 | Exam One | |
| Wednesday Oct 10 | Quantitative measures in social research. Recoding in SPSS. . | RA: C/S, ch 9 (pp. 228-245) |
| Friday, Oct 12 | Composite measures in SPSS. | SPSS 2 |
| Week 7:Monday, Oct 15 | Bivariate relationships. | SPSS 3 |
| Wednesday, Oct 17 | Groups: choosing a survey topic . ASA Guide to Citations and References | R.A: C/S, ch 9, pp. 246-249. Survey topic assignment, including literature search |
| Friday, Oct 19 | More bivariate relationships. Data entry. | SPSS 4 |
| Week 8: Monday Oct 22 | Research proposals. Groups: working on research proposals and questionnaires. Questionnaires due by Wednesday | R.A. C/S, ch. 10, pp. 257-273. One member of each group to bring laptop computer to class. |
| Wednesday, Oct 24 | Elaborating bivariate relationships (controlling for a third variable) . | SPSS 5 Questionnaires due. |
| Friday, Oct 26 | Working on research proposals | One member of each group to bring laptop computer to class. Survey questions due to instructor. |
Week 9: Monday, Oct 29 |
More elaboration. | SPSS 6 |
| Wednesday, Oct 31 | Groups: Analyzing results of survey. | Research proposals due. One member of each group to bring a laptop computer. |
| Friday, Nov 2 | Survey reports. Brief review of readings from S/K to facilitate selections for group presentation. |
R.A.: C/S, ch 10, 273-280 |
| Week 10: Monday, Nov 5 | Experiment and Causality. Study guide 2 distributed (includes SPSS assignment to be completed in advance of test) | R.A: C/S, ch 5. Bring list of top 5 preferences for presentations from S/K. |
| Wednesday, Nov 7 | Video: "Constructing Social Reality". Review. | Study Guide 2. |
| Friday, Nov 9 | Exam Two (Bring SPSS assignment) | |
| Week 11: Monday, Nov 12 | Evaluation research. Work session, survey research report. | No reading assignments this week so you can finish your survey reports. |
| Wednesday, Nov 14 | Evaluation research |
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| Friday, Nov 16 | Video: "The Stolen Eye" | Survey Reports due. |
| Week 12: Monday, Nov 19 | Qualitative research methods. Introduce field work assignment. | R.A: C/S, ch. 7. |
| Wednesday, Nov 21 | Presentation example: "The Fieldworker and the Surgeon" Work session: Presentations | S/K, Preface, introduction, and your presentation reading |
| Friday, Nov 23 | No class; Thanksgiving holiday | |
| Week 13: Monday, Nov 26 | More qualitative methods. Work session: presentations | R.A: S/K, Anderson, Stack |
| Wednesday, Nov 28 | Presentations: Anderson, , Williams, Sullivan and Ellefson | R.A: Williams, Sullivan and Ellefson |
| Friday, Nov 30 | Presentations: Horowitz, McNamara | R.A.: Horowitz, Mcnamara. Field research assignment due |
| Week 14: Monday, Dec 3 | Presentations: Harper, Whyte | R.A.: Harper, Whyte |
| Wednesday, Dec 5 | Presentations: Sterk, Kornblum | R.A.: Sterk, Kornblum |
| Friday, Dec 7 | Presentations: Ayala, Morales | R.A.: Ayala, Morales |
| Week 15: Monday, Dec 10 | Present results of group surveys | |
| Wednesday, Dec 12 | Analyzing qualitative data | R.A.: C/S, ch. 8 |
| Friday, Dec 14 | Review. Study guide 3. |
Final exam is scheduled for Monday, December 17, 8.00-9:55 a.m.