SOAN 3070- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 59 pages long!)

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology and Anthropology
• Course: SOAN 3070
• Professor: Katie Mac Donald

Document Summary

Lecture 1 proposal: annotated bibliography will be able to be transferred to our research, have a topic for this course (cid:498)environmental sustainability such as water, food, natural resources, dietary health, food procurement(cid:499, no class march 1. Make informed decisions on accurate, reliable data (policies are based on this type of research) If there is no baseline, anyone can say anything (not legitimate) claim anything. Base decisions on quality data that is ethically collected (not accurate if it is done under deception and bribing etc. ) Quality research is based on established principles and practices to produce new knowledge and advance a field forward. Misuse of authority to strengthen position and skew our understanding. Ex: not disclosing affiliation to parties paying for research coca-cola paying. Positions of authority and power (police, politician, scientist) others for a study on the impact of sugar on health. High level of rigor (thoroughness) in academic research to validate what you are assessing.