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Applied Social Research 1 - SLSP2001
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Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
 
 
School:  School of Social Sciences and International Studies
 
 
Course Outline: http://slsp.arts.unsw.edu.au/
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 4
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: 36 units of credit
 
 
Excluded: ARTS5008, ARTS5023, SLSP2800
 
 
Fee Band: 1 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

Issues and problems in conducting social research in applied contexts. Research methods and the analysis of data: qualitative and quantitative research methods, techniques for the analysis of data including inferential statistics, the use of statistical data packages and methods of qualitative data analysis. Reporting research findings and ethical issues in research.

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course students should be able to:
  • Understand the nature of qualitative data analysis
  • Perform qualitative data analysis on a given set of data
  • Apply basic descriptive statistics to a given set of data
  • Select the appropriate test of significance to address a given problem
  • Understand the assumptions underlying simple statistical tests
  • Use SPSS for data entry and analysis.

Assessment

  • Qualitative data analysis report - 35%
  • Quantitative data analysis report - 35%
  • Online quizzes - 30%

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