Part I
Course Duration: One Semester
Credit Units: 3
Level: B2
Medium of Instruction: English
Prerequisites: Nil
Precursors: Nil
Equivalent Courses: AIS3122 Social Research Methods
Exclusive Courses: AIS3122 Social Research Methods
Part II
Course Aims:
This course aims to enable students to acquire skills for social science research and understand and evaluate published research. It covers the process of social research form conceptualization, study design, sampling, methods of data collection, measurement, to data analysis. Students may apply the skills learned in this course to conduct research in a variety of settings.
Course Intended Learning Outcomes (CILOs)
Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to:
No. | CILOs | Weighting (if applicable) |
1. | Identify the strengths and weaknesses of various research methods; | |
2. | Design a study to solve research questions; | |
3. | Apply the knowledge and skills for designing and conducting a study; | |
4. | Use basic statistical techniques in quantitative data analysis and present the findings | |
Teaching and learning Activities (TLAs)
(Indicative of likely activities and tasks designed to facilitate students’ achievement of the CILOs. Final details will be provided to students in their first week of attendance in this course)
CILO No | TLAs | Hours/week
(if applicable) |
CILO 1 | Lectures; Classroom exercises; Readings; Assignments | |
CILO 2 | Lectures; Readings; Assignments; Project | |
CILO 3 | Lectures; Classroom exercises; Readings; Project | |
CILO 4 | SPSS workshops; Project | |
Assessment Tasks/Activities
(Indicative of likely activities and tasks designed to assess how well the students achieve the CILOs. Final details will be provided to students in their first week of attendance in this course)
Type of Assessment Tasks/Activities | Weighting | ILOs to be addressed | Remarks |
Test | 30% | 1-3 | To assess students’ knowledge in conceptualization, research designs and sampling |
Individual assignments | 30% | 1-3 | To evaluate students’ ability in assessing published research and research proposals |
Group project | 40% | 2-4 | To assess students’ ability to apply their knowledge and skills in designing, conducting and reporting a study |
Grading of Student Achievement:
Standard (A+, A, A- …F)
Part III
Keyword Syllabus:
Purposes of research; The research process; Theory and research; Methodological, ethical and political issues; Research designs; Tools for primary data collection; Sampling; Measurement; Univariate, bivariate and multivariate data analysis; SPSS workshops; Data interpretation and presentation.