SY2012 - Social Survey Design and Analysis
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2012 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 1 |
| Administered by: | School of Arts & Social Sciences |
Offered in SP1 every year
This subject addresses how to investigate and research social science issues through surveys, including the gathering of qualitative and quantitative information. A variety of sampling techniques, computer aided analysis and presentation of research findings is also covered.
Learning Outcomes
- develop a range of skills relating to survey methodology, promote critical understanding and enhance presentation of analyses in written and oral forms;
- increase capabilities to work together in a team;
- obtain hands-on experience in carrying out a social science survey;
- understand and engage in the main components of conducting a social science survey.
Graduate Qualities
- The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments, and to reason and deploy evidence clearly and logically;
- The ability to deploy critically evaluated information to practical ends;
- The ability to evaluate that information;
- An understanding of the economic, legal, ethical, social and cultural issues involved in the use of information;
- The acquisition of coherent and disciplined sets of skills, knowledge, values and professional ethics from at least one discipline area;
- The ability to generate, calculate, interpret and communicate numerical information in ways appropriate to a given discipline or discourse.
| Assumed Knowledge: | To undertake this subject, students must have successfully completed 12 credit points (four subjects) of level 1 study at tertiary level |
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | SS3020 AND SS5101 AND SY2050 AND SY3012 AND SY3020 AND SY3050 |
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 22-Mar-2012 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Ms Theresa Petray. |
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| Assessment: | workshop participation (20%); essays (40%); research journal, ethics application (40%). |
| Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 22-Mar-2012 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Dr James Coughlan. |
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| Assessment: | workshop participation (20%); essays (40%); research journal, ethics application (40%). |
Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.