SOCI 632: Community-Based Research Methods and Program Evaluation
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Course Information from the University Catalog
Credits: 3
Provides an introduction to community-based research methodology and methods for social science. Students will learn core practices of collaborative inquiry, strategies for community partnering at every stage of the research process, and techniques for collecting and analyzing empirical materials in the context of community-based inquiry. The course will cover some of the central methodological issues relevant to doing community-based research, especially as it relates to program evaluation, and ethical and epistemological considerations that arise with collaborative inquiry. Students will engage with a core set of activities involved in program evaluation and spend considerable time on individual projects both inside and outside class. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. May not be repeated for credit.
Recommended Prerequisite: SOCI 620
Registration Restrictions:
Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.
Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.
Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.