Overview
Critical appraisal of how we tell stories about the social world through research. Develop and apply skills in reading, interpreting and understanding different kinds of sociological data.
About this paper
| Paper title | Telling Sociological Stories |
|---|---|
| Subject | Sociology |
| EFTS | 0.15 |
| Points | 18 points |
| Teaching period | Not offered in 2026 (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) | $1,103.10 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Prerequisite
- 18 200-level ANTH, CRIM, GEND or SOCI points or 54 200-level Arts points
- Restriction
- EDUC 351
- Schedule C
- Arts and Music
- Notes
- May not be credited together with SOCI304 passed in 2010.
- Contact
- More information link
View more information on Sociology, Gender Studies and Criminology's website
- Teaching staff
Course Co-ordinator and Lecturer: Associate Professor Melanie Beres
- Paper Structure
This paper is designed around a real-life research project. Students will be able to work with qualitative and quantitative data to answer sociological questions. The focus is on interpretation of data and results to better understand the social world.
- Teaching Arrangements
- Lectures: Two hours per week
Tutorials: Two hours per week, starting from the second week - Textbooks
- Textbooks are not required for this paper.
Readings will be available through Blackboard. - Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Critical thinking, Information literacy.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
- This paper will explore theory and philosophy that frames research methods
- We will focus on the analysis phase of the research process and working with qualitative and quantitative data
- Strategies for using qualitative and quantitative data together to answer important social questions will be explored
Overview
Critical appraisal of how we tell stories about the social world through research. Develop and apply skills in reading, interpreting and understanding different kinds of sociological data.
About this paper
| Paper title | Telling Sociological Stories |
|---|---|
| Subject | Sociology |
| EFTS | 0.15 |
| Points | 18 points |
| Teaching period | Not offered in 2027 (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for 2027 have not yet been set |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Prerequisite
- 18 200-level ANTH, CRIM, GEND or SOCI points or 54 200-level Arts points
- Restriction
- EDUC 351
- Schedule C
- Arts and Music
- Notes
- May not be credited together with SOCI304 passed in 2010.
- Contact
- More information link
View more information on Sociology, Gender Studies and Criminology's website
- Teaching staff
Course Co-ordinator and Lecturer: Professor Melanie Beres
- Paper Structure
This paper is designed around a real-life research project. Students will be able to work with qualitative and quantitative data to answer sociological questions. The focus is on interpretation of data and results to better understand the social world.
- Teaching Arrangements
- Lectures: Two hours per week.
Tutorials: Two hours per week, starting from the second week of semester. - Textbooks
- Textbooks are not required for this paper.
Readings will be available through Aoroa. - Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Critical thinking, Information literacy.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
- This paper will explore the theory and philosophy that frames research methods.
- We will focus on the analysis phase of the research process and work with qualitative and quantitative data.
- Strategies for using qualitative and quantitative data together to answer important social questions will be explored.