Research Methods In Social Science (Certificate)

College level research informational content course used in psychology and the social sciences.

What you'll learn

Recognize the various types of research methods;

Identify ethical concerns within the research process;

Describe and develop research questions, frameworks, and study designs;

Compare and contrast experimental and nonexperimental research;

Recognize the various ways researchers describe data;

Identify the key parts in creating and writing a research report in APA format.

Requirements

No requirements needed to take this course.

Description

All students are consumers of research from psychology and other scientific disciplines. As such, it is important to develop your capacity for critically evaluating “scientific evidence” that is communicated in journals, magazines, newspapers, and news programs.This college level course is an introduction to the process of obtaining facts regarding social phenomena, social problems and problem solution commonly found in the social sciences. Students will be exposed to the wide range of social science research methods and designs, including observational methods, survey research, as well as correlation and experimental designs. Social science is the study of how people interact with one another. The branches of social science include anthropology, economics, political science, psychology, and sociology. Research methods are specific procedures for collecting and analyzing data. Research methods in psychology are systematic procedures used to observe, describe, predict, and explain behavior and mental processes.Learning ObjectivesDefine social science and research methods; Identify the stages of social research; Recognize the various types of research methods; Recognize influences in human behavior; Compare various theories of behavior; Define ethics as it pertains to ethical research; Identify ethical concerns within the research process; Recognize the professional codes of ethics; Increase awareness and sensitivity to ethical issues in research; Explain why it is necessary to consider ethical issues when designing and conducting research; Identify factors affecting problem selection; Recognize examples of current research; Develop ideas for research study; Explain influences on choosing a research design; Describe and develop research questions, frameworks, study designs, and measures appropriate for implementation science; Compare and contrast experimental and nonexperimental research; Identify types of nonexperimental research; Recognize technical terms in survey research methods; Compare and contrast between-subject and within-subject experimental design; Recognize non-survey data collection techniques; Recognize the various ways researchers describe data; Identify how validity and reliability are measured; Compare the quantitative / qualitative distinction; Explain the use of statistics in social science; Write in a clear and concise style; Gather relevant information from a variety of sources; Write an abstract that is appropriate for the target audience; Create and write a research report; Define terms relating to analysis and interpretation of research; Identify key methods in research reporting; Recognize presentation measures of association; and Compose social science research results.

Overview

Section 1: Welcome to Research Methods in Social Science

Lecture 1 Welcome to Research Methods

Lecture 2 Research Methods Explained

Section 2: Module 1 - Intro to Research Methods in Social Science

Lecture 3 Mod 1 - Learning Objectives

Lecture 4 What is Social Science Research Methods

Section 3: Module 2 - Explaining Behavior & Theories of Behavior

Lecture 5 Mod 2 - Learning Objectives

Lecture 6 Explaining Behavior

Lecture 7 Influences on Human Behavior

Section 4: Module 3 - Ethical Issues in the Research Process

Lecture 8 Mod 3 - Learning Objectives

Lecture 9 Ethical Issues in Research

Section 5: Module 4 - Getting Ideas for Research & Choosing a Research Design.

Lecture 10 Mod 4 - Learning Objectives

Lecture 11 How to Get Ideas for Research

Lecture 12 How to Choose a Research Design

Section 6: Module 5 - Making Systemic Observations & Choosing Research Subjects

Lecture 13 Mod 5 - Learning Objectives

Lecture 14 Systematic Observations Explained

Lecture 15 How to Choose Your Research Subjects & Participants

Section 7: Module 6 - Non-experimental Research & Surveys

Lecture 16 Mod 6 - Learning Objectives

Lecture 17 Nonexperimental Research Explained

Lecture 18 Survey Research Explained

Section 8: Module 7 - Between-Subjects and Within-Subjects Experimental Design

Lecture 19 Mod 7 - Learning Objectives

Lecture 20 Between-Subjects and Within-Subjects Experimental Designs

Section 9: Module 8 - Specialized Research & Single-Subject Designs

Lecture 21 Mod 8 - Learning Objectives

Lecture 22 Using Specialized Research Designs

Lecture 23 Using Single-Subject Designs

Section 10: Module 9 - Describing Data & Using Inferential Statistics

Lecture 24 Mod 9 - Learning Objectives

Lecture 25 Descriptive Data Analysis

Lecture 26 Inferential Statistics Explained

Section 11: Module 10 - Multivariate Design and Analysis & Reporting Research

Lecture 27 Mod 10 - Learning Objectives

Lecture 28 Multivariate Design and Analysis

Section 12: Module 11 - How to Write a Research Report

Lecture 29 Mod 11 - Learning Objectives

Lecture 30 How to Write a Research Report Using APA Format

Section 13: Personal Reflection & Certificate of Completion

This is an introduction to a college level informational content course, intended to educate students about the basics of research methods used in psychology and the social sciences. Ideal to take before registering for your college Research Methods course.