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Note type: Project
tags:
  - "#project"
Project status: Active
Project type: Work
Start date: 2024-05-27
Next deadline: 2024-05-27
Related areas:
  - "[[Teaching]]"
Related projects: 
Related tasks:
  - "[[Review assessment plan for SOC301]]"
Related references: 
Related zettels: 
Related meeting notes: 
Related resources:
  - "[[Sociology Department Curriculum Review Report]]"
  - "[[Social Research Methods Syllabus 2023]]"
Related people:
  - "[[James Wilson]]"
aliases:
  - SOC301
Creation date: 2024-05-27
Last modified: 2024-05-27
---

## Fleeting notes

### 2023-10-15
- SPSS struggles - switch to R next yr?
- Partner on training & resources
- Check prereq enforcement for quant
### 2023-10-20
- Lisa convo re: data sharing opp
- Explore DUA & IRB reqs
- Invite guest lec on CBPR approaches
### 2024-02-10
- Methods coaching & drop-in labs key
- Quant & qual tracks for final proj?
- Consider making group vs solo
- Peer feedback on milestones
- Build out ethics mod w/CIRT cert

## General notes

Reqd methods course for majors/minors Typically jr yr, 30-40 enrolled

### Learning objectives
- Understand the logic and process of social inquiry
- Identify appropriate methods for different research questions
- Design and execute a feasible research project
- Collect and analyze empirical data
- Evaluate validity and reliability of findings
- Communicate research in scholarly and public formats
### Major topics and timeline
1. Foundations of social research and research ethics (2 weeks)
2. Research design and causality (2 weeks)
3. Conceptualization and measurement (2 weeks)
4. Sampling and generalizability (1 week)
5. Survey design and administration (2 weeks)
6. Qualitative interviewing and ethnography (2 weeks)
7. Content analysis and digital methods (1 week)
8. Quantitative data analysis and statistics (3 weeks)
### Assignments
- Research design proposal and ethics reflection
- Survey design and data collection exercise
- Qualitative interviewing and coding practice
- Quantitative data analysis problem sets
- Research project poster and presentation
### Potential improvements
- Create pre-class online modules to standardize terminology and basic concepts
- Curate set of shared datasets for students to use
- Develop menu of project ideas and community partner needs
- Assign dedicated methods coach to each student for regular check-ins
- Run boot camp or winter term intensive for interested students
- Offer follow-on advanced methods tutorials on special

## Actionables

> [!area] Areas
> ```dataview
TABLE without id row.file.link as Areas
FROM "Actionables/Areas"
WHERE contains(related-projects, [[]])
SORT file.ctime DESC
LIMIT 50
> ```

> [!project] Projects
> ```dataview
TABLE without id row.file.link as Projects
FROM "Actionables/Projects"
WHERE contains(related-projects, [[]])
SORT file.ctime DESC
LIMIT 50
> ```

> [!task]+ Tasks
>  ```dataview
>TABLE without id row.file.link as Task, join(related-projects) as Project, join(do-date) as "Do Date", join(due-date) as "Due Date", join(task-size) as "Task Size", join(priority) as "Task Priority", 
>choice(done, "✅",":LiBoxSelect:") as Done, 
>choice(waiting-on-someone, "✅",":LiBoxSelect:") as "Waiting on Someone",
>choice(task-amnesty, "✅",":LiBoxSelect:") as "Task Amnesty" 
>FROM "Actionables/Tasks"
>WHERE contains(related-projects, [[]])
>SORT done ASC, task-amnesty ASC, waiting-on-someone ASC, choice(!do-date, date(2100-01-01), do-date) ASC, task-type DESC, choice(priority = "⚫ TBD", "1", choice(priority = "🔴 A", "2", choice(priority = "🟡 B", "3", choice(priority = "🟢 C", "4", choice(priority = "🟣 D", "5", choice(priority = "🔵 E", "6", "other")))))), choice(task-size = "🎂 Big", "1", choice(task-size = "🍰 Medium", "2", choice(task-size = "🧁 Small", "3", "other"))), priority ASC, choice(!due-date, date(2100-01-01), due-date) ASC, related-projects ASC, related-projects ASC
> ``` 
## Knowledge management system

> [!moc]- Maps of Content
> ```dataview
TABLE without id row.file.link as MoCs
FROM "Knowledge management system/Maps of Content"
WHERE contains(related-projects, [[]])
SORT file.ctime DESC
LIMIT 50
> ```

> [!reference]- References
> ```dataview
TABLE without id row.file.link as References
FROM "Knowledge management system/References"
WHERE contains(related-projects, [[]])
SORT file.ctime DESC
LIMIT 50
> ```

> [!zettel]- Zettelkasten
> ```dataview
TABLE without id row.file.link as Zettels
FROM "Knowledge management system/Zettelkasten"
WHERE contains(related-projects, [[]])
SORT file.ctime DESC
LIMIT 50
> ```

## Project management system

> [!meeting]- Meeting notes
> ```dataview
TABLE without id row.file.link as "Meeting Notes"
FROM "Project management system/Meeting notes"
WHERE contains(related-projects, [[]])
SORT file.ctime DESC
LIMIT 50
> ```

> [!resource]- Resources
> ```dataview
TABLE without id row.file.link as Resources
FROM "Project management system/Resources"
WHERE contains(related-projects, [[]])
SORT file.ctime DESC
LIMIT 50
> ```

> [!person]- Rolodex
> ```dataview
TABLE without id row.file.link as People
FROM "Project management system/Rolodex"
WHERE contains(related-projects, [[]])
SORT file.ctime DESC
LIMIT 50
> ```
