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Doing Social Survey Research
Postgraduate | MAQ-SOCX8015 | 2021
Previously MAQ-SOCX830
Course information for 2021 intake
View information for 2022 course intake- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 18 weeks
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Doing Social Survey Research
About this subject
On successful completion of this subject, you will be able to:
- Understand the link between quantitative research design, survey procedure and statistical analysis.
- Understand quantitative social science research critically.
- Analyse survey data using appropriate statistical models.
- Carry out a statistical analysis using R.
- Interpret statistical outputs in plain language.
- Conduct original research using quantitative research methods.
- "A week-by-week guide to the topics you will explore in this subject will be provided in your study materials."
This subject was previously known as SOCX830 Doing Social Survey Research.
This is a subject in applied survey research and data analysis. It will explain key survey techniques used and give you the chance to try them out in practice. The unit covers choosing survey methods, administering surveys and writing good survey questions. It also looks at some of the debates around the potentials and limits of surveys. Qualitative researchers often rely on surveys to prepare themselves for fieldwork or to 'triangulate' their results from interview work. But ultimately, surveys are designed to enable statistical analysis of data, and therefore the unit covers some of the statistical techniques used. Understanding how quantitative analytical methods work with and augment qualitative methods requires some knowledge and use of statistics and a statistical package.
- Online Quiz (20%)
- R Analysis Tasks (30%)
- Survey research report (40%)
- Course Participation (10%)
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Entry requirements
To enrol in this subject, you must be admitted into a degree.
Equivalent subjects
You should not enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:
MAQ-SOCX830 (Not currently available)
Others
Admission to MPSP or MPASR or GradCertPASR or GradDipPASR (OUA)
NCCW (pre-2020 units) SGY889, SOC830, SOCX830
NCCW (2020 and onwards) SOCI 8015 Doing Social Survey Research
Additional requirements
- Other requirements -
Students who have an Academic Standing of Suspension or Exclusion under Macquarie University's Academic Progression Policy are not permitted to enrol in OUA units offered by Macquarie University. Students with an Academic Standing of Suspension or Exclusion who have enrolled in units through OUA will be withdrawn.
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
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