This course is compulsory on the BSc in Sociology. This course is not available as an outside option nor to General Course students.
This course is compulsory on the BSc in Sociology. This course is not available as an outside option nor to General Course students.
This course is delivered through a combination of lectures, online materials and classes totalling a minimum of 40 hours across MT and LT. Reading Weeks: Students on this course will have a reading week in MT Week 6 and LT Week 6, in line with departmental policy.
One 2000 word essay (MT). One report including a review of key readings, data processing and descriptive statistical analysis using Stata, interpretation of results, and conclusion (LT).
Gould, Stephen Jay. 1981. The Mismeasure of Man. New York: Norton.Desrosi?res, Alain. 2002. The Politics of Large Numbers: A History of Statistical Reasoning. Cambridge: Harvard University Press.Savage, Mike, and Roger Burrows. 2007. ?The Coming Crisis of Empirical Sociology?, Sociology 41: 885-898.Wasserman, Stanley, et Katherine Faust. 1994. Social Network Analysis: Methods and Applications. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.Salganik, Matthew J., Peter S. Dodds, and Duncan J. Watts. 2006. ?Experimental Study of Inequality and Unpredictability in an Artificial Cultural Market?, Science 311: 854?856.Gelman, Andrew, and Jennifer Hill. 2006. Data Analysis Using Regression and Multilevel/Hierarchical Models. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.Catherine Marsh and Jane Elliot (2008): Exploring Data (2nd ed.)
Essay (50%, 3000 words) in the ST. Take-home assessment (50%) in January. Take home assessment to be completed during the January exam period. An electronic copy of the assessed essay, to be uploaded to Moodle, no later than 4.00pm on the second Thursday of Summer Term. Attendance at all classes and submission of all set coursework is required.