Sociology Building Tel. This course is intended to be an introduction to the field of research methodology for graduate students in the social sciences.
Methodology is the study of research methods.
The study of methodology has two elements. The first is to be able to understand and evaluate the strength and quality of social science research. This course will emphasize the first element. Nearly all of the methods courses that you will take after this one will emphasize the second. At the end of this course you should be able to make an informed judgement about the value quality and value of the conclusions of a piece of research even if you are not familiar with th analytical techniques used.