SOCI332 - Statistics for Social Science

Upon completion of this course students will be able to:

CO1- Describe and apply the concepts and logic of elementary statistics.
CO2- Conduct statistical analysis in SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences).
CO3- Compare and contrast different types of data and the statistics that can be used to analyze them
CO4- Examine the differences between descriptive and inferential statistics and their use in the social sciences.
CO5- Form critical interpretations of quantitative research literature in sociology and other social sciences.
CO6- Complete and interpret descriptive and inferential statistical data analysis
CO7- Develop a research project from conceptualizing a research problem and develop a number of complementary design, measurement, and data collection approaches to bring evidence to bear on the problem.
CO8- Critically evaluate the quality of research design and evidence in published social research.

Forums:
Participation in classroom dialogue on threaded Forums is required. Forums are scheduled weekly and found in the Forums tab in the classroom. Initial Forum posts are due Thursdays, peer responses are due Sundays. Specific instructions and the grading rubric are located on each Forum.

Assignments:
This course includes three Assignments. Instructions and specific grading rubrics are found under the Assignments tab in our classroom.

All course materials (except SPSS) are free and provided in our Library. Link to our eReserve page in the Library and select this course to access your materials.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:

General Social Survey Dataset
SPSS Software

SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS:

• SPSS (more details under Welcome Announcements in the Sakai classroom)
• Microsoft Office Applications- Word, Power Point (these can be downloaded free of charge from your student email account)
• Screencast-o-matic or similar program