Spring 2024 Sustainable Development GU4101 section 001

QUAL RESEARCH METHODS SDEV

QUAL RESEARCH METHODS SDE

Call Number 12615
Day & Time
Location
M 12:10pm-2:00pm
477 ALFRED LERNE
Points 3
Grading Mode Standard
Approvals Required None
Instructor Lisa Dale
Type SEMINAR
Method of Instruction In-Person
Course Description

Students of sustainable development are faced with an array of global challenges that warrant scholarly inquiry. Social science questions are particularly well suited for qualitative research. This course will provide an overview of social science research methods, with a focus on building a toolkit for undergraduate students. We begin with an overview of the science of knowing. How do we generate scientific hypotheses in the social sciences, and then how can we find out whether those hypotheses are accurate? An exploration of a range of qualitative research methods will occupy the majority of our class time, including interviewing, case studies, questionnaires, surveys, coding, and participant observation. Toward the end of the course we consider how mixed methods allow for the integration of quantitative tools in the social sciences. Throughout, students will both study and practice these research methods, experimenting to better understand the strengths and challenges associated with each approach. The course will end with poster presentations in which students share their own research and justify the methods they have employed.

Web Site Vergil
Department Earth Institute
Enrollment 15 students (15 max) as of 9:05PM Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Status Full
Subject Sustainable Development
Number GU4101
Section 001
Division Interfaculty
Section key 20241SDEV4101W001