教學大綱 Syllabus

科目名稱：社會科學研究方法

Course Name: Research Methods for Social Sciences
  • 學年學期：113-1 Fall Semester, 2024
  • 科目代碼：926026001 Course No.926026001

修別：必

Type of Credit: Required

3.0

學分數

Credit(s)

40

預收人數

Number of Students

課程資料Course Details
  • 開課單位：亞太碩一 Course Department:International Master's Program in Asia-Pacific Studies/M/1
  • 授課老師：陳敦源 Instructor: CHEN DON-YUN
  • 先修科目：無Prerequisite(N/A)
  • 上課時間：二D56 Session: tue13-16

課程簡介Course Description

To do research in social sciences is very different from in nature sciences. As a result, students in social sciences needs to learn from others to improve their research ability and skills. A good research is not only important, but interesting and valid as well. Student needs to build up their “insights” of doing good research by learning from others’ works as well as doing it by their own.

核心能力分析圖 Core Competence Analysis Chart

能力項目說明

    課程目標與學習成效Course Objectives & Learning Outcomes

    In this course, students will have following three goals to reach to. First, students can learn the research basics, for example, what is a theory? How to operationalize a concept? Second, students can know the difference and ways of doing both quantitative and qualitative methods. Third, students can learn to read, write a social science research paper and critic others at the same time.

    每周課程進度與作業要求 Course Schedule & Requirements

    教學週次Course Week 彈性補充教學週次Flexible Supplemental Instruction Week 彈性補充教學類別Flexible Supplemental Instruction Type

     

    113(1) Course Syllabus National Chengchi University

    Title

    Research Methods for Social Sciences

    Prior

    None

    Professor

    Don-yun Chen, donc@nccu.edu.tw; 29393091 ext.51145

    Level

    IMAS

    Credits

    3

    Weekly Hr.

    3

    Cell Phone Use

    Yes

    Content

    One Semester, Tuesday 1:00~4:00 pm, Room: N. 270411

    Type

    Required

    Course Goal & Requirements

    To do research in social sciences is very different from in nature sciences. As a result, students in social sciences needs to learn from others to improve their research ability and skills. A good research is not only important, but interesting and valid as well. Student needs to build up their “insights” of doing good research by learning from others’ works as well as doing it by their own. In this course, students will have following three goals to reach to. First, students can learn the research basics, for example, what is a theory? How to operationalize a concept? Second, students can know the difference and ways of doing both quantitative and qualitative methods. Third, students can learn to read, write a social science research paper and critic others at the same time.

    Methods

    Lecturing, Presentation & Critics, Homework Assignment 1-5

    Grades

    Homework (40%)、Mini Reports (20 %)、Final (30%)、Class (10%)

    Reader
    1. Babbie, Earl, 14th ed. (2016) The Practice of Social Research. Cengage Learning.
    2. Other articles in Pdf on Moodle.

    Week

    Course Content

    1

    *(9/10) introduction & Human Inquiry and Ethics (Chap. 1, 3)

    2

    (9/17) Mid-fall Festival (No class)

    3

    *(9/24) Theory Building, Reading & Writing (Chap. 2, 17)

    4

    (10/1) Research Design (Chap. 4) – Homework Assignment #1

    5

    (10/8) Conceptualization, Operationalization, and Measurement (Chap. 5)

    6

    (10/15) Indexes, Scales, and Typologies (Chap. 6)

    7

    (10/22) The Logic of Sampling (Chap. 7) – Homework Assignment #2

    8

    (10/29) Mini Report I Presentation: Research Question Navigation

    9

    (11/5) Survey Research (Chap. 8)

    10

    (11/12) Quantitative Data Analysis (Chap. 14) – Homework Assignment #3

    11

    (11/19) Qualitative Field Research (Chap. 10)

    12

    (11/26) Qualitative Data Analysis (Chap. 13)

    13

    (12/3) Experiment (Chap. 8) – Homework Assignment #4

    14

    (12/10) Unobtrusive Research (Chap. 11)

    15

    (12/17) Evaluation Research (Chap. 12)

    16

    (12/24) Group Consulting Time

    17

    (12/31) Final Presentation - Homework Assignment #5   

    18

    (1/7) Final Round Table Review

    * Professor presentation.

     

    1. The Ethics about AI Generate Contents: Seven Deadly “Sins”

     

    1. Dishonesty: Be honest and transparent about your use of AI. If you use AI to generate content for your homework, be sure to disclose this to your instructor. This will help to ensure that your instructor is aware of the sources of your information and that you are not plagiarizing.
    2. Irresponsibility: Use AI responsibly. AI can be a powerful tool for learning, but it is important to use it responsibly. Do not use AI to simply copy and paste content into your homework assignments. Instead, use AI to help you understand the material and to generate your own original thoughts and ideas.
    3. Overconfidence Bias: Be aware of the limitations of AI. AI is not perfect. It can sometimes generate inaccurate or biased content. Be sure to critically evaluate the content that AI generates and to use your own judgment to determine whether it is accurate and reliable.
    4. No-respect of Intellectual Property: Respect the intellectual property of others. If you use AI to generate content that is based on the work of others, be sure to give credit to the original sources. This will help to ensure that you are not violating the intellectual property rights of others.
    5. Laziness: Use AI-generated content as a starting point, not as a finished product. AI can be a great way to generate ideas and to get started on your homework assignments. However, you should always take the time to critically evaluate the content that AI generates and to make sure that it is accurate and reliable.
    6. Narrow Sources: Use AI-generated content in conjunction with other sources of information. AI should not be your only source of information for your homework assignments. Be sure to consult other sources, such as textbooks, scholarly articles, and news articles, to ensure that you have a comprehensive understanding of the material.
    7. Awareness Vacancy: Be aware of the potential for bias in AI-generated content. AI is trained on large datasets of human-generated text. This means that AI can sometimes reflect the biases that are present in these datasets. Be sure to critically evaluate the content that AI generates and to be aware of the potential for bias.

     

     

    授課方式Teaching Approach

    40%

    講述 Lecture

    20%

    討論 Discussion

    10%

    小組活動 Group activity

    10%

    數位學習 E-learning

    20%

    其他： Others: presentation and critics

    評量工具與策略、評分標準成效Evaluation Criteria

    A. Homework (5) (40%, 8% each)

    #1. Knowing the Design, #2. What is Representativeness? #3. What is it doing? (Quatitative), #4. Wha is it doing? (Qualitative), #5 How is it doing? (Cirtic of other's reserch proposal) 

    B. Mini Reports (2) (20 %, 10% each) One: Research Quesiton, Two: Research Methods.

    C. Final Presentation and Paper (30%) Paper and PPT Presentation.

    D. Class Performance - Attendance & Participation (10%)

    指定/參考書目Textbook & References

    1. Babbie, Earl, 14th ed. (2016) The Practice of Social Research. Cengage Learning.
    2. Other articles in Pdf on Moodle.

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    課程相關連結Course Related Links

    1. The British Academy: https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/policy-and-research/?gclid=CjwKCAjw0_T4BRBlEiwAwoEiAZcOxogV8skLVb-zzmmeRpbb_uv6jYfvcEE6jQb4MBW_fIVcKjgcrxoCXZkQAvD_BwE
2. The Cambridge Core: https://www.cambridge.org/core/browse-subjects/social-science-research-methods
3. Journal of Social Science; https://techniumscience.com/index.php/socialsciences/index?gclid=CjwKCAjw0_T4BRBlEiwAwoEiAa-QTaC4u2Z6-HQvZFVuf102x5_sUCXKmMFnfhW-VT-g6JQXMiFwOxoCtN4QAvD_BwE

    課程附件Course Attachments

    課程進行中，使用智慧型手機、平板等隨身設備 To Use Smart Devices During the Class

    是 Yes

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