CRM 2303 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Focus Group, Internal Validity, Grounded Theory

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Criminology
• Course: CRM 2303
• Professor: Miriam Levitt

Document Summary

Study guide for crm 2303b: research methods in criminology. Why do we do research: define epistemology. It"s a branch of philosophy or a field of study that focuses on understanding how we know what we know. It seeks to determine what the legitimate sources of knowledge are. The only means of creating and verifying knowledge that is acceptable to most institutions is science and the tools used by scientists and research methods: define methodology. It is composed of three greek words (meta = along; hados = path; logos. = knowledge), therefore, it actually means the path along which knowledge is gained: define operationalization. It"s the process of taking abstract concepts and putting them into forms that can be measured qualitatively and quantitatively. It"s the knowledge that is acquired through direct observation or experimental observation. It uses precise empirical scientific observation to confirm or deny rules that can predict human or other behavior: define science.