Lecture Schedule (Semester)

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Tests

1

Tue-05-Feb-02

Introduction

2

Tue-12-Feb-02

Research planning & design

3

Tue-19-Feb-02

Data collection

4

Tue-26-Feb-02

Literature review 1: Information retrieval

5

Tue-05-Mar-02

Literature review 2: Evaluating and citing secondary sources

6

Tue-12-Mar-02

Literature review 3: Writing techniques

7

Tue-19-Mar-02

Research techniques: observation, interviewing, surveys, case studies

Test 

8

Tue-26-Mar-02

Proposal writing

 

Tue-02-Apr-02

 

9

Tue-09-Apr-02

Sampling, validity and reliability

10

Tue-16-Apr-02

Ethical issues in social research

11

Tue-23-Apr-02

Research reports

12

Tue-30-Apr-02

Basic Statistical Techniques 1: Introduction

13

Tue-07-May-02

Basic Statistical Techniques 2: Measures of central tendency

Assignment

14

Tue-14-May-02

Basic Statistical Techniques 3: Measures of variability

15

Tue-21-May-02

Basic Statistical Techniques 4: Plotting & displaying data

16

Tue-28-May-02

Review of statistical analysis and calculation