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This course introduces students to social survey research, with particular emphasis on questionnaire design. Specifically the educational goals for the course include: 1) designing survey items that match research questions and plans for analysis, 2) understanding concepts, terminology related to questionnaire design and the fundamental steps of conducting survey research, 3) critical reading of survey research, 4) developing an awareness of current issues and important problems in questionnaire design, and 5) developing a theoretical and epistemological framework within to understand the ambitions, limitations, and history and practice of survey research.
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