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SMI201   Doing Quantitative Research   (15 credits)

 
Year Running: 2016/2017
Credit level: F5
Pre-requisites   ACE1813   SCS1008  
    SCS1008; SMI103; SMI104; ACE1813
Pre-requisites for   SMI202   SMI202   (when the module is running)
Co-requisites   SMI203  

Description

This dynamic inquiry-based course will provide students with practical experience of conducting quantitative social research that has real-life application to the social world. Using a wide range of national and international sources, students will work on the process of gathering, processing, and analysing quantitative data, with a particular focus on communicating findings to a wide range of audiences. This will involve working with different software to analyse and present results, using a wide range of graphical techniques, and interpreting quantitative results in social science more generally.

 

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Teaching Methods

Delivery Type Hours
Independent 124.0
Lab 4.0
Lecture 14.0
Problem Solving 8.0
 

Methods of assessment

Assessment Type Duration % of formal assessment Semester
Course Work 0.0 70 % S1
Other 0.0 30 % S1
 

Teaching methods and assessment displayed on this page are indicative for 2023-24.