SOCI 2012 - Introduction to Social Research
Career: | Undergraduate |
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Units: | 3 |
Term: | Semester 2 |
Campus: | North Terrace |
Contact: | Up to 3 hours per week |
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange: | Yes |
Available for Non-Award Study: | Yes |
Pre-Requisite: | At least 12 units of Level I undergraduate study |
Incompatible: | GWSI 2015, GWSI 2110, GWSI 3015, GSSA 2110 |
Assessment: | Mid-term exam (15%), Assignment 1 (10%), Assignment 2 (15%), Assignment 3 (30%), Final exam (30%) |
Syllabus: |
Which youth crime prevention programs work? Is job market situation for university graduates in Australia improving or worsening? Why do some international students succeed in Australian universities, while others experience great difficulties? Are local media in Adelaide focusing more on the street crime than on the corporate crime? What is currently known about factors that lead to a happy and lasting intimate relationship? This course will introduce you to the ways in which social researchers seek to answer such questions. You will learn how to formulate feasible research questions. You will be introduced to a variety of research methods that can be used to answer such questions. The course will demonstrate that each method has its strengths and weaknesses and that the best research is usually produced by a combination of methods. The course will give you the basic tools to be an informed and critical user of social science research. You will learn how find the most up-to-date and highest quality studies on the topic of your interest. You will also apply the methodological reasoning acquired in the course to review the current research literature on a topic of your own interest. Finally, you will learn how to write well-structured analytical papers. |
Course Fees
Study Abroad student tuition fees are available here
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The fees displayed below for international students are for students commencing a program in 2024 only. International students who commenced a program in 2023 or prior can find their fee here.
EFTSL | |||
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0.125 |
Course Outline
A Course Outline which includes Learning Outcomes, Learning Resources, Learning & Teaching for this course may be accessed here
Critical Dates
Term | Last Day to Add Online | Census Date | Last Day to WNF | Last Day to WF |
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Semester 2 | Mon 05/08/2024 | Wed 14/08/2024 | Fri 13/09/2024 | Fri 25/10/2024 |
Class Details
Enrolment Class: Lecture | |||||||
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Class Nbr | Section | Size | Available | Dates | Days | Time | Location |
28586 | LEC0 | 200 | 71 | This class does not have any timetabled face-to-face sessions. Please check MyUni or contact your Course Coordinator for details. | Note: This lecture is pre-recorded and can be viewed any time after publication in MyUni. Please refer to MyUni for details once enrolled. | ||
Related Class: Tutorial | |||||||
Class Nbr | Section | Size | Available | Dates | Days | Time | Location |
22975 | TU04 | 50 | 31 | 24 Jul - 11 Sep | Wednesday | 1pm - 2pm | Horace Lamb, 422, Teaching Room |
2 Oct - 23 Oct | Wednesday | 1pm - 2pm | Horace Lamb, 422, Teaching Room | ||||
22976 | TU03 | 50 | FULL | 24 Jul - 11 Sep | Wednesday | 12pm - 1pm | Barr Smith South, 1062, Teaching Room |
2 Oct - 23 Oct | Wednesday | 12pm - 1pm | Barr Smith South, 1062, Teaching Room | ||||
28529 | TU05 | 50 | 4 | 24 Jul - 11 Sep | Wednesday | 3pm - 4pm | Horace Lamb, 422, Teaching Room |
2 Oct - 23 Oct | Wednesday | 3pm - 4pm | Horace Lamb, 422, Teaching Room | ||||
29473 | TU06 | 30 | 16 | 25 Jul - 12 Sep | Thursday | 12pm - 1pm | MyUni, OL, Online Class |
3 Oct - 24 Oct | Thursday | 12pm - 1pm | MyUni, OL, Online Class |