Methods Classes: Survey Research
UMass
Method: Survey research
School: Umass
Course: Political Science 391BH
Course Level (G/U): Undergraduate
Course Title: Political Polling& Survey Research
Course Description:
Instructor(s): Brian Schaffner
Fall 2012 Schedule: M 5:45-8:15 PM
Method: Survey research
School: Umass
Course: Sociology 714
Course Level (G/U): Graduate
Course Title: Survey Design & Analysis I
Course Description:
Research techniques in sociology, including: formulating research objectives; collecting, processing, and analyzing data for a project organized around the problems of measurement in sociology.
Instructor(s):
Fall 2012 Schedule: Not offered
Method: Survey research
School: Umass
Course: Public Health 690G
Course Level (G/U): Graduate
Course Title: Designing and conducting health surveys
Course Description: Introduction to survey methods for study of population health/behaviors. Design, formulating questions, data collection, analyses, ethics, wording and response options, scales and composite measures, respondent burden, reliability/validity, and sensitive questions.
Instructor(s):
Fall 2012 Schedule: J. Hargraves
Method: Survey research
School: Umass
Course: Education 794B
Course Level (G/U): Graduate
Course Title: Survey Research Methods
Course Description:Purpose of this course is to help students develop imporant knowledge and skills needed to properly conductsurvey research as well as to critically evaluate survey research-based studies.
Instructor(s): http://blogs.umass.edu/dsaunder/files/2008/03/educ-794b.pdf
Fall 2012 Schedule: See Spire
Method: Survey research
School: Umass
Course: Environmental Conservation 697SV
Course Level (G/U): Graduate
Course Title: Design, Implementation, & Analysis of Surveys of People
Course Description:At the end of this course, students should have all of the basic skills to successfully design, implement, and analyze a survey. Although the content of the course will have a natural resources focus, the principles will be applicable to all surveys of people. After an overview of the survey process, the class will discuss the different types of surveys and their relative strengths and weaknesses. Next, the class will study the ?Dillman? method for designing surveys. The practical elements of implementing a survey, including the Internal Review Board process, will be discussed. Data processing, storage, and validation will be covered. Finally, both basic and advanced analytical techniques, using the R statistical package, will be investigated.
Instructor(s):
Fall 2012 Schedule: Brett Butler
Mount Holyoke
Method: Research Design; Survey Research
School: Mount Holyoke
Course: Psychology 324a
Course Level (G/U): Undergraduate
Course Title: Laboratory in Personality Research: Quantitative Methods
Course Description: Personality-relevant constructs, such as attachment, adjustment, achievement motivation, communality, dominance, sociality, and others, are usually studied among adults using questionnaires and inventories. A single large class research project will be conducted, with all students participating in all phases of the research.
Prereq. Psychology 200 and 201, and either Psychology 210 or 230 and permission of instructor. An essay explaining why you want to take the course is required
Instructor(s): Shilkret (2003)
Fall 2012 Schedule: Not offered
Method: General Methods; Research Design; Survey Research; Math/Stats
School: Mount Holyoke
Course: Sociology 225s
Course Level (G/U): Undergraduate
Course Title: Survey Research and Data Analysis
Course Description: Introducing the logic and methods of social research, this course is concerned with a review of social science methodology; questions of measurement, design, and general research strategies; and specific discussion of sample survey techniques and the logic and practice of data manipulation and statistical analysis.
Prereq. sociology majors or permission of instructor
Instructor(s): Not available
Fall 2012 Schedule:
Method: General Methods; Research Design;Survey Research; Math/Stats; Computing
School: Mount Holyoke
Course: Psychology 200f/s
Course Level (G/U): Undergraduate
Course Title: Research Methods in Psychology
Course Description: This course provides an introduction to the skills necessary for becoming good producers and consumers of psychological research. Students learn to develop research questions, survey related literature, design rigorous and ethically sound studies, and collect, analyze, and interpret quantitative and qualitative data. Students build on their computer skills relevant for psychological research and learn to read and critique original empirical journal articles. The course culminates in an original, collaborative research project, a final paper, and an oral presentation.
Prereq. a 100-level course in psychology AND Psychology 201 or Statistics 240; students must take statistics (Psychology 201) before enrolling in this course; students should sign up for the lecture course and one lab section
Instructor(s): Binder
Fall 2012 Schedule: yes