SOAN 2120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Qualitative Inquiry, Statistical Inference, Nvivo

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology and Anthropology
• Course: SOAN 2120
• Professor: David Walters

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Topics: overview of the methodologies (theory and research, ethics in research, nvivo. **schedule is not really tentative, just based on prof sick or weather ** Midterm #1 25: mc, 25, october 17th. Midterm #2 - 25: mc, non-cumulative, november 14th. Assignment 20% - december 1 (friday after last day of classes: will talk about after second midterm. Final exam: 30% - december 15: cumulative but disproportionately (more focused on second part) Limited amount of math, no calculus, straightforward. Tests will be multiple choice, formulas will be provided. Final assignment requires use of statistical software: he will help walkthrough in class. Nvivo: will be tested on this in first midterm. Spss: statistical software program in the social sciences, dropdown windows interface. New chapters added into textbook, buy basics of social research: use old ones at your own risk, content is different. Lecture slides posted online: not his lecture notes, pay attention to what he"s saying.