Scaling API-first – The story of a global engineering organization
SOC2002 Lecture 5
1. SOC2002: Sociological Analysis and Research Methods LECTURE 5: Data Collection (1) Surveys and questionnaires Lecturer: Bonnie Green [email_address]
2. The research process: what we’ve covered so far… Reporting Topic/Object 1 2 3 4 5 6 Research question Research design Data collection Data analysis Interpretation Literature review, and/or field reconnaissance Choosing indicators & Project Planning Ethics Quality
3. The research process: today… Reporting Topic/Object 1 2 3 4 5 6 LECTURES 5, 6, 7, 9 & 10 Research question Research design Data collection Data analysis Interpretation Literature review, and/or field reconnaissance Choosing indicators & Project Planning Ethics Quality
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8. Indication & the quantitative/qualitative distinction Measuring attitudes, opinions and behaviours Mapping commonsense and what lies behind it Research question Surface/accessible responses Indepth understanding Objective Quantitative Qualitative Numbers (scores/nominal, ordinal, interval) Texts (written, visual, audio-visual) Data Statistical (representative) Purposive Sampling