课程简介
This course introduces students to the main approaches used in social research, focusing on how sociologists design studies, collect data, and make sense of their findings. It covers a range of methods, including quantitative, qualitative, and mixed approaches, and explores how each can be used to study different types of social questions. Throughout the course, students will examine key issues such as research ethics, reliability, and validity, while also gaining practical insight into techniques like surveys, interviews, fieldwork, and content analysis. The course places an emphasis on understanding how research decisions shape results, and how to critically evaluate existing studies. By the end of the course, students will have a clearer understanding of how social research works in practice and how it is used to produce knowledge about society.
