Doing Social Survey Research

About this subject

This subject was previously known as SOCX830 Doing Social Survey Research This is a unit 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.

Doing Social Survey Research is a standalone subject at Macquarie University in NSW. Completing it does not award a qualification. Credit may apply toward the qualifications listed on this page.

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Macquarie University is the awarding provider. Recorded study modes are Online. Typical duration is listed as 13 weeks. The subject is listed at 25 credit points. Eligible students may defer fees through FEE-HELP.

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Listing facts

Type

Single subject

National code

MAQ-SOCX8015

Field of education

Natural and physical sciences

Provider

Macquarie University

Credit points

25

Study mode

Online

Duration

13 weeks

Qualifications listed

0

FEE-HELP

Eligible

Prerequisites

Prior study required