SiMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
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MEMORANDUM
SENATE
From—
SENATE COMMITTEE
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STUDIES
Subied
CURRICULUM REVISIONS -
SOCIOLOGY
/ANTHROPOLOGY, APPLIED
SOCIAL RESEARCH
Date...
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Action undertaken by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies
at its meeting of November 1, 1983 gives rise to the following motion:-
MOTION:
"That Senate approve and recommend approval to the Board
of Governors, as set forth in 5.83-86 , the proposed
changes in Sociology/Anthropology to provide for a stream
in Applied Social Research including:-
i) Addition of a stream in Applied Social Research
with specification of lower division and upper
division courses as shown. (page 4)
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ii) Addition of new courses -
S.A. 356-4 Qualitative Methods
.S.A. 357-4 Survey Methods
S.A. 455-4 Special Topics in Applied Social Research
S.A. 456-4 Special Topics in Applied Social Research
iii)
change of titles and descriptions for S.A. 255-4
(Introduction to Social Research) and S.A. 355-4
(Methods of Sociological and Anthropological Research)
iv)
Addition of incidental calendar statements to make
clear the provisions for the stream."
The committee noted that the provisions for the stream do not lead
to any additional notations on transcripts, that there are similar provisions
in a number of other departments, that the department may undertake to issue
a letter to any successful students showing completion of the stream.
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This proposal was referred, back to the Department of Sociology!
Anthropology by S.C.U.S. It has been revised and resubmitted to F.A.C.C.
for approval, which was granted on October 27, 1983. The major revisions
consist of the addition of MATH 101-3 or MATH 102-3 to, and the deletion
of PSYC 210-3 from, the lower division requirements of the program and a
change of prerequisites for S.A. 355-4. Would you please put this program
on the agenda of the next meeting of S.C.U.S.
Thank you.
S. Roberts
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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
MEMORANDUM
To
Mr. H. Evans
From...
Ellen Gee, Chair, Applied Social
Rééârch Süb.coniriItteé
Registrar
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Date
November 7, 1983
It is
my
understanding that some concern was raised at the SCUS meeting
of October 'Ii, 1983 regarding the "heaviness" of the course load in
the proposed Applied Social Research (A.S.R.) stream of the Sociology
and Anthropology Department. Unfortunately, I was at a conference in
Montreal at the time of the SCUS meeting, but I have been Informed
that some members of SCUS felt that the requirements of the proposed
stream involved too many courses.
The A.S.R. stream requires that a student take a total of six courses:
two courses (SA 255 and Math 101 or 102) at the lower division level;
and four courses (SA 355 and a choice of three other courses) at the
upper division level. It must be kept in mind that two of these
courses (SA 255 and SA 355) are requirements for any student choosing
a major or honours programme in the Department. Therefore, the A.S.R.
stream requires that only an additional four courses are necessary
for the completion of the stream. We do not feel that such requirements
are unduly heavy.
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methods requirements for students In the S.A. Department who do not
choose the stream. If such is the case, it should be kept in mind
that the methods requirements
In
the Department are light
in
comparison
with other departments In Canadian universities, particularly sociology
departments. (I performed a comparative analysis of sociology
department course offerings in Canadian universities, which can be
obtained from Jean Jordan, Departmental Assistant in the S.A. Department).
For example,
In
the Sociology Department of the University of Victoria,
where I taught some years ago, the methods requirements at the upper
division level are three times heavier than
in
the S.A. Department at
S.F.U. Viewed in this more comparative light, the requirements of the
proposed A.S.R. stream are clearly not excessive.
As a last, but certainly not unimportant point, it is necessary to be
aware of the content of the methods courses, both presently offered
and proposed, in the S.A. Department. It is safe to say that all the
instructors teaching methodology courses in the S.A. Department are
theoretically and substantively oriented. The methods courses can in
no way be viewed as "cook-book" courses devoid of theoretical concerns.
On the contrary, the methods courses will be taught with a broad con-
ceptualization of methodology as the interactive wedding of content-and
technique.
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TO:
Faculty of Arts Curriculum Committee
FROM:
Applied Social Research Sub-committee
of
the
Department of Sociology
and Anthropology
DATE:
October 17, 1983
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SUMMARY OF PROPOSED CHANGES
1.
Addition of a stream in Applied Social Research
2.
Addition
of new courses:
S.A.356-4 Qualitative Methods
S.A.357-4
Survey Methods
S.A.455-4
Special Topics in Applied Social Research
S.A.456-4
Special Topics in Applied Social Research
3.
Revision
of
Calendar titles and descriptions of S.A.255-4
(Introduction to Social Research) and S.A.355-4 (Methods of
Sociological and Anthropological Research).
4.
Calendar changes necessitated by the above changes.
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PROPOSED STREAM IN APPLIED SOCIAL RESEARCH
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of 3
Students taking a major, minor, or honours programme in Sociology,
Anthropology or Sociology/Anthropology may choose to take a stream In
Applied Social Research.
Lower Division
*SA 255 (Social Research I)
- One
of
Math
101-3
(Introduction to Statistics A) or Math 102-3
(Introduction to Statistics B)
- Computing Science 001-3 (Computers and the Activity
of People)
is highly recommended.
All lower division courses must be completed prior to entry into
upper division courses for students choosing the Applied Social
Research stream.
Upper Division
*
S.A.355-4 (Social Research 11)
and at least three of the following:
S. A. 356-4
S.A. 357-4
S A. 472-4
S. A. 455-4
S.A.456-4
*Students in the
and must enrol
Qualitative Methods
Survey Methods
Ethno-históry
Special Topics in Applied Social Research
Special Topics in Applied Social Research
stream will have completed Math 101 or Math 102
in the appropriate seminar section of S.A.355.
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PROPOSED STREAM IN APPLIED SOCIAL RESEARCH
Page 3 of 3
Rationale
Given a rapidly changing Canadian society, it is necessary for
curricula to be altered to reflect such change.
The curriculum
of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology has traditionally
been strong in terms of theory courses but quite weak in terms
of methods courses.
The proposed stream in Applied Social
Research serves to bridge the gap between theory and problem-
oriented work in the curriculum.
In
this way, It will better
meet the needs of students who will eventually be seeking
employment in a highly technical society-.
Indeed, there are
strong indications from our students and former students that
their methods preparation in the Department of Sociology and
Anthropology has been insufficient to meet their needs (see
attached).
The proposed stream in Applied Social Research makes better use
of existing teaching resources In methods and research within
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the department.
At the same time, this stream can be mounted
without requiring additional department resources.
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SOCIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY DEPARTMENT
CURRICULUM REVISIONS
Page 56 and 57 CHANGE OF GENERAL AND HONORS PROGRAMS
FROM: GENERAL AND HONORS PROGRAMS
Note: To assist the students in planning an inter-
disciplinary program, courses listed on
p.
190
are designated as follows:
(S) -- Sociology
(A) -- Anthropology
TO:
GENERAL AND HONORS PROGRAMS
Note: To assist the students inpianning an inter-
disciplinary program, courses listed on
p.
190
are designated as follows:
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(S) -- Sociology
(A) -- Anthropology
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Students taking a major, minor or honors program
in Sociology, Anthropology, or Sociology!
Anthropology may choose to take a stream in
Applied Social Research.
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CHANGE OF LOWER DIVISION REQUIREMENTS
FROM: LOWER DIVISION REQUIREMENTS
20 semester hours in lower S.A. courses:
100 division -- total 12 semester hours
S.A.100-4
Aspects of Canadian Society
150-4
Introduction to Sociology
170-4
Introduction to Anthropology
200 division -- minimum of two courses (8 semester hours)
In view of the fact that many of the 200 division
courses are prerequisites for upper division courses,
students are strongly advised to complete:
S.A.250-4
Introduction to Sociological Theory
255-4
Introduction to Social Research
270-4
Anthropological Concepts
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SOCIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY DEPARTMENT
Page 2 of 4
CURRICULUM REVISIONS
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CHANGE OF LOWER DIVISION DIVISION REQUIREMENTS (.Continued)
TO:
LOWER DIVISION REQUIREMENTS
20 semester hours in lower S.A. courcec:
100 division -- total 12 semester hours
S.A.100-4 Aspects of Canadian Society
150-4 Introduction to Sociology
170-4 Introduction to Anthropology
200 division -- minimum of two courses
18
semester hours).
In view of the fact that many of the 200 division
courses are prerequisites -for upper division courses,
students are strongly advised to complete:
S.A. 250-4
255-4
270-4
Students ch
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must a180 take:
Math 101-3
Math 102-3
Introduction to Sociological Theory
Social Research I
Anthropological Concepts
oaing the strecn in Applied $ociäl Research
(Introduction to Statistics Al
or
(Introduction to Statistics B)-
CHANGE OF UPPER DIVISION REQUIREMENTS
FROM: Majors and Honors students must have at least one theory
course from:
S.A.350-4 Classical Sociological Thought
351-4 Classical Marxist Thought
352-4 Structural Functionalist Theory
354-4 Contemporary Sociological Theory:
Selected Issues
370-4 History of Anthropological Thought
450-4 Selected issues in Sociology
451-4 Selected Issues in Anthropology
452-4 Contemporary Marxist Thought
and at least one course in methodology from:
S.A.355-4 Methods of Sociological and Anthropological
Research
472-4 Ethno-history
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SOCIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY DEPARTMENT
Page 3 of 4
CURRICULUM REVISIONS
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CHANGE OF UPPER DIVISION REQUIREMENTS (Continued)
Normally, Directed Readings courses S.A.496-4
Directed Readings in Anthropology, and S.A.497-4 Directed
Readings in Sociology, are available only to S.A. tiajors
and
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Honors.
Credit will be given for only one of these
courses.
Students are advised to consult the current
Department Handbook available in the S.A. General Offices,
as there may be differing emphases in course outlines from
semester to semester.
Anumber of courses in other departments have
relevance to certain areas of Sociology and Anthropology.
Honors and Majors in Sociology and/or Anthropology are
urged to prepare themselves broadly by taking additional
courses in other faculties as recommended by a Departmental
Adviser.
TO:
Majors and Honors students must have at least one theory
course from:
S.A.350-4 Classical Sociological Thought
351-4 Classical Marxist Thought
352-4 Structural Functionalist Theory
354-4 -Contemporary Sociological Theory:
Selected Issues
370-4 History of Anthropological Thought
450-4 Selected Issues in Sociology
451-4 Selected Issues in Anthropology
452-4 Contemporary Marxist Thought
and at least one course in methodology from:
S.A.355-4
Social Research II
472-4 Ethno-history
Normally, Directed Readings courses S.A.496-4
Directed Readings in Anthropology, and S.A.497-4 Directed
Radings in Sociology, are available only to S.A. Majors
and Honors.
Credit will be given for only one of these
courses.
Students are advised to consult the current
Department Handbook available in the S.A. General Offices,
as there may be differing emphases in course outlines
from semester to semester.
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A number of courses mother departments have
relevance to certain areas of Sociology and Anthropology.
Honors and Majors in Sociology and/or Anthropology are.
urged to prepare themselves broadly by taking additional
courses in other faculties as recommended by a Departmental
Adviser.
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SOCIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY DEPARTMENT
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CURRICULUM REVISIONS
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CHANGE OF UPPER DIVISION REQUIREMENTS (Continued)
(Insert after Anthropology Minor Program,
p.
57)
Applied Social Research stream
Those students taking a major, minor or honors
program in Sociology, Anthropology
or Sociology/Anthropology
and who have chosen the Applied Social
Research stream must
complete the following courses as part of that program:
Lower Division
S. A.
2.55-4
Math
101-3
or Math
102-3
C'npt.001-3 is
highly recommended
All
lower division courses must be completed prior to entry
into upper division courses.
Upper Division
S.A.355-4,
and at least three of the following course
S.A.356-4
Qualitative Methods
357-4
Survey Methods
455-4
Special Topics in Applied Social Research
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.
456-4
Special Topics in Applied Social Research
472-4
Ethno-his tory
• .. Students
in
the stream will have completed Math 101 or.
Math
.102
and must enrol in the appropriate seminar section
of
S.A.355.
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Itober 17', 1983
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Revision of Calendar Titles and Descriptions of S.A.255-4 and S.A.355-4
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FROM
S.A.255-4
Introduction to Social Research
An introduction to the methodology of the social sciences,
including causal inference, anthropological field work,
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historical research and empirical techniques. Concentration
will be on methods most used in sociology, including documents
and content analysis, participant observation, experimental
methods and sample surveys.
Prerequisite: S.A.150 or 170
Students with credit for P.S.A.231 may not take this
course for further credit.
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S.A.255-4
Social Research I
An introduction to the conduct of social research,
including conceptualization, operationalizatlon, the
relationship between theory and research, data collection
techniques, causality, generalization, research design,
validity and reliability, critical evaluation of empirical
research, the definition of research problems.
Prerequisite: S.A.150 or S.A.170
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FROM
S.A.355-4
Methods of Sociological and Anthropological
Research
The study of research procedures, including concept
formation, observation, measurement and verification.
Prerequisite: S.A.255
Students with credit for P.S.A.332 may not take this
course for further credit.
TO
S.A.355-4 Social Research II
An examination of measurement issues within sociological
and anthropological research. Topics will include the
meaning and purpose of social research, the uses and
limitations of statistics, levels of measurement, measures
of central tendency and dispersion, tabular construction,
data interpretation.
Prerequisite: S.A.255
Rationale
As it stands at the present time, there is considerable overlap
in content between S.A.255 and S.A.355, which is further exacerbated
by the fact that a large percentage of students enrolled
in
S.A.355
do not have the S.A.255 prerequisite. The proposed revision will
eliminate the overlap problem. In addition, these two courses will
provide the basic knowledge essential for informed reading and evaluation
of social science research.
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Proposed New Courses
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S.A.356-4
Qualitative Methods
S.A.357-4
Survey Methods
S.A.455-4
Special Topics in Applied Social Research
S.A.456-4
Special Topics in Applied Social Research
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SENATE COMNITTEE ON U?i
STUDIES
N F4 COURSE PROPOSAL FORM
Aftlendar information
Department:
Sociolgy/Aiit)j.ropo.lOgY
,rev[atiOfl Code:
SA_
Cotirse Humber:
356
Credit
Hours:
Vector: Q-4fl
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Ie of Course:
QUALITATIVE METIK)DS
Calendar Description of Course:
M examination of qualitative field methods, including participant observation,
interviewing, archival research, cross-cultural research, lire hi stories, network
analysis, mapping, and ethical problems of fieldwork.
Nature of Course
Two 2-hour seminars
Prerequisites
(or
special instructions):
S.A.255 and 355
That course (courses), if any, is being dropped from the calendar if this course l.
approved: NIL
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2.
Scheduling
1(0w frequently will the course be offered?
Once a year
Semester in which the course will. first
be offered?
FaLl., 1984
Which of your present faculty would be available to make the proposed offering
possible?
B. Gartrell, N. Dyck, I. Whitaker
objectives of the Course
To fill a long standing need for an examination of methodological issues speci tic
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to anthropology. In addition, it would provide students with skills needed to do
research in applied settings.
4. Budgetary and Space Requirements (for infor-mation only)
What additional resources will be required in the following areas:
Faculty
NIL
Staff
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Audi Visual
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Space
Equipment
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(Thai-Dan, SCUS
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(When completing this form, for instructions see Memorandum
SCUS 7-34..
:u.acli course outline).
Tentative Outline for S.A.356
Qualitative Methods
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COURSE CONTENT
This course will explore problems and methods of qualitative
research in the social sciences, with special emphasis on methods
used
in
anthropology. After some discussion of the nature of the
knowledge gained from the fieldwork process, students will carry
Put exercises in participant-observation, network analysis,
ethnographic interviewing and the study of life-histories. Other
methods will be touched on more briefly. The processes of abstrac-
tion and generalization involved in transforming the data of
observation into an ethnographic account will be considered.
Ethical problems and the responsibility of the observer to those
studied will receive attention throughout.
REQUIRED READING
Wax, Rosalie, Doing fieldwork: warnings and advice
Spradley, James, The ethnographic interview
Other readings will be assigned
flIAI IIATTflN
4 reports on field projects
80%
final short examination
20%
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Library resources needed for S.A.356
Mar'of the central articles on the fieldwork process, the epistemology
and ethics of fieldwbrk, are located in the core anthropological journals
that the library already receives, such as the American Anthropologist,
Human Organization and Journal of Anthropological Research. No additional
serials resources are needed for this course.
The following books should be on hand for reading assignments:
Naroll, Raoul, and Cohen, Ronald, eds., A handbook of method in cultural
anthropology S
Epstein, A.L., ed., The craft of social anthropology
Jongmans, D. & Gutkind, P., Anthropologists
in
the field
Honigmann, John, ed., Handbook of social and cultural anthropology
Freilich, Morris, Marginal natives: anthropologists at work
Goide, Peggy, ed., Women in the field
Foster, George, Anthropologists in cities
Henry, Frances and Saberwal, S., Stress and response in fieldwork
Agar, Michael, The professional stranger
Dexter, Lewis A., Elite and specialized interviewing
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Webb, E.J., Campbell, R.D., Schwartz and Lee Sec rest, Unobtrusive measures
Pitt, David C,, Using historical sources in anthropology and sociology
Beattie, John, Understanding an African kingdom: Bunyoro
Messerschniidt, D.A., Anthropologists at home in North America
McCall, George C. and Simmons, J.L., Issues
in
participant-observation
Rabi now, Paul, Reflections on fieldwork in Morocco
Foster, George et al., Long-term field research in social anthropology
Adams, Richard N. and J.J. Preiss, eds., Human organization research
(1960-desirable but not essential if not at present in Library)
Vidich, Arthur J. et a]., eds.,, Reflections on community studies
Beteille, A. and Madam, T.N., Encounter and experience
Bogdan, Robert and S.J. Taylor, Introduction to qualitative research methods
Casagrande, J.B., ed., In the company of man
Crane, Julia G. and M.V. Agrosino, Field projects in anthropology
(desirable but not essential if not
in
library)
Devereaux, George, From anxiety to method in the behavioural sciences
Dumont, Jean-Paul, The headman and I (desirable; not essential)
Dollard, John, Criteria for the life history (1949)
Johnson, John M. Doing field research
Langness, L.L., The life history
in
anthropological science
Malinowski, B., A diary
in
the strict sense of the term
Powdermaker, Hortense, Stranger and friend
Pelto, P.J. and Pelot, G., Anthropological research: the structure of inquiry
Spindler, George, ed., Being an anthropologist: fieldwork In eleven cultures
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Speier, N., How to observe face-to-face communication (1973-not essential)
.
Spradley, James and G.P. McDonough, Anthropology through literature
Mitchell, J.C., ed., Social networks in urbansituatiOns
Weaver, Thomas, ed., To see ourselves: anthropologyand modern social issues
Rynkiewich, M.A. and J.P. Spradley, eds., Ethics and anthropology: dilemmas
in fieldwork (1976-desirable; not essential)
Boissevain, J. and J.C. Mitchell,. eds., Network analysis: studies in human
interaction
New or very recent books
Cesara,Manda, Reflections of a woman anthropologist (1982-Academic Press)
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Department:
Sociology & Anthropology
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L.lsrivLatiun Code:
S.A.
Cotr9c Hu}
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ei :357
Credit Hours:
Vector.
1tl of Course:
SURVEY 1vEThODS
Calendar Description of Course:
Students will formulate a research problem suited to a quasi-experimental
(survey) design, and perform all the research steps needed for its completion.
Natuue of Course
No 2-hour seminars
Prerequisites
(or
special instructions):.
S.A.255 and 355
1Th3t course (courSeS), if any, is being dropped from the calendar if thi4 course
LS
approved:
NIL
2.
Scheduling
Uow frequently will the course be offered?
Once a year
Semester in which
the course will first
be offered?
Fall, 1984
Which of your present faculty would be available Lo make the proposed offering
possible?
K. Peter, A. McLaren, M. Gates
3.
Objectives of the Course
To give students the opportunity to utilize their research skills in a "real
life" research setting. It would, therefore, be excellent training for
research in an applied setting. This course would be the only one in the
department that allows the student to deal with all phases of the research
process. It is not a narrowly-defined statistics course.
4.
$.trV and Space Requirements (for iMormation only)
Wh.-1t additional resources will be required in the following areas:
Faculty
NIL
Staff
tt
Library
U
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Space
Lquipent
S. Approval
Date:
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Department
Chairman
Dean
OaArmall. SCUS
'il-i6b:- (When completing this form, for instructions see Memorandum SCUS
11-16..
•.vjh course outline).
S. A. 357 SURVEY
METHODS
Course Content
In
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ociology the most widely used approach for gathering data is
analysis:
survey methods. This course will focus upon major topics of survey
questionnaire
co
nstruction, mailed questionnaj
interviewing techniques, conceptualization, measurement, scaling,
sampling, coding, analysis, presentation and
i
nterpretation of data.
The advantages and limitations of Survey analysis will also be
considered
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eliability,
including
validity
ethics,
efficiency
politics,
and cost.
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ignificance
A primary
of the research,
o
bjective of
the course will be to allow students to carry out their own survey
research.
Required Texts
Kenneth D. Bailey, Hethods of Social Research, Macmillan,
1978.
Travis Hirschj & Ifanan C. Selvin, Principles of Survey Analysis,
Macmillan,
1967.
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Library Resources for S.A. 357 - Survey Methods,
E. R. .Babbke and R. E. Heitt, Practicing Social Research.
Wadsworth Publishing Company, 1979. 1162 B22
E. R. Babble, The Practice of Social Research.
Wadsworth Publishing Company, 1979. 1162 B2
B.
S. Phillips, Social Research.
M
acMillan, 1976. 1162 P462
K. D.
Ba
iley,-Methods of Social Research.
Free Press 1978. HM24 B295
C.
Selltiz et al. Research Methods in Social Relations.
Holt Rhinehart and Winston, 1976. 1162 R45
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T. Hirachi and H., C. Selvin, Principles of Survey Analysis.
Free Press, 1973. 11V9068 H55
H. H. Hyman, Survey Design and Analysis.
Free Press, 1955. H62 1192
C. Y. Clock (ed) Survey Research in the Social Sciences.
Russell Sage
F
oundation, 1967. 1162 C526
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P. F. Lazarsfeld and M.
R
osenberg, The Language of Social Research.
Free Press, 1964. 1161 L346
E. R. Babble, Survey Research Methods.
Wadsworth
P
ublishing Company, 1973. H62 B23
S. R. Olsen, Ideas and Data.
Dorsey Press, 1976. 1161 05
J. Ford, Paradigms and Fairy Tales.
Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1975. HN24 F57, 2 Volumes.
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Interviewing.
R. L. Gordon, Interviewing. Strategy, Techniques and Tactics.
Dorsey Press, 1969. BF637 15 C6
R. L. Gordon, Interviewing Children and Adolescents.
MacMillan, 1968. BF723 165 R5
W. E. Beveridge, Problem Solving Interviews.
Allen B. Unwin, 1968. BF637 15 B4
J. B. Maas, The Structured Scaled Expectation Interview as a
Selection Instrun
l
ent: A Reliability Study.
n. s. 1, 1963, HF 5549.5 16 M22
J. P. Spradley, The Ethnographic Interview.
Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1979. GN346.3 S66
Marketing Research Association, Asking Questions: A Handbook for
Survey Interviews. HF5415.3 M345
B.
Pope, The Mental Health Interview: Research and Application.
Pergamon Press, 1979. RC480.7 P66
T. J. Cottle, Private Lives and Public Accounts.
University of Massachusets Press, 1977. H424C677
J. Brady, The Craft of Interviewing.
Vintage Books, 1976. PN4784 16 B67
N. M. Bradburn, S. Sudman, Improving Interview Method and
Questionnaire Design.
Jersey Bass, 1979. HN29 B66
H. Schuman and S. Preoser, Inventions and Answers in Attitude Surveys.
Academic Press, 1981. t-1N29 D69
C.
W. Downs et al., Professional Interviewing.
Harper and Row, 1980. F1N29 D69
R. M. Groves and R. L. Kahn, Surveys by Telephone: a National Comparison
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with Personal Interviews.
Academic Press, 1979. 11N29 G75
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R. M. Dawes, Fundamentals of Attitude Measurement.
Wiley and Sons, BF323 C5 D38.
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Wiley and Sons, 1967. BF323 CS F5
M. E. Henersen et al., How to Measure Attitudes.
Sage Publications, 1978. BF323 CS H46
D. H. Kirby et al., Two 'Scales for the Measurement of Attitudes
Toward Canadian Indians with Tests of Convergent and Divergent
Validity.
University of Western Ontario, 1973. E78 C2 T9
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Rand McNally, 1970. BF323 CS S85
H. E. Shaw and J. M. Wright, Scales for the Measurement of Attitudes
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A. N. Apperheiin, Questionnaire Design and Attitude Measurement
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R. J. Jessen,
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Wiley and Sons, 1978.
W. G.
Cochran, Sampling Techniques
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F
H.
actorial
Roasi and
Survey
S.
L.
Approach
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easuring Social
J
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Sage
Publi
cations, 1982. 1-1N29 M37
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D. M. Shoemaker
Principles and Procedures of Multiple Matrix
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SENATE wmKiTTth UN Ul
' iDERGRADUAT
sruoLs
NE4 COURSE PROPOSAL FORM
.Ltndr lnlori:ution
Department Sociology/Anthropology
,\t.t.revtat ion Code:
S. A.
Cohrst Nu}
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Credit' Hours:4
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W of Course: SPECIAL TOPICS IN APPLIED SOCIAL RESEARCH I
calendar Description of Course:
An advanced seminar devoted to special topics in applied social research.
N.uce of Course
Two 2-hour seminars
Prerequisites (or special instructions):
Whit course (courses), if any. Is being dropped from the calendar if thi
course
.ipproved:
NIL
7. 'SchedulIng
Ito, frequently will
the
course be offered?
Once a year
Semester in
which the course will first be offered?
Fall 1984
Which of your present faculty would be available to
make the
prpuiicd of fer tug
possible?
B. Gartrell, M. Gates, N. Dyck, A. McLaren
.,. Oijctivea of the Course
To allow the Department to offer medical anthropology, applied autIiru)oh)y,
social impact assessment, social modelling, etc. This course would allow
the Department to maximize scarce faculty resources, and to mount courses
that would otherwise not be included in the Department's offerings.
huJtary
and Space Requirements (for
information
only)
,,dditional resources will he required
In
the following arc8'i:
nc.u1ty
' NIL
it
Sc itt
i.brary
Audi- VISUAL
Space
LquipnC
. Approval
Date:
4JLJyL
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Department hairaan
'Dean
CaL rmari, scty;
3- 16b:- ('When completing this form, for instruct Ions see Mecn4randuLn SCUS /
3-- 31.,.
•\jt'h course outline).
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SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES
NE'4 COURSE PROPOSAL FORM
.4ndr Information
flepartwøn(
SOc1OlOgy/AfltJ1rO)O.1Ogy
,Letirevtat Ion Code:
S.A. -
Co6r9e Nu)
'
et :456
Credit Hours:
4
Vector
W of Coune:
SPECIAL TOPICS IN APPLIED SOCIAL RESEARCH II
Calendar Description of Course:
An advanced seminar devoted to special topics in applied social research.
N.ttute of Course
Two 2-hour seminars
}'rerequisites
(or
special instructions):
Th.it
course (courses), if any. Is being dropped
from the calendar if this course As
pp roved:
NIL
2. Schedut
11ow frequently will the course be offered?
Once.a year
Semester in which the course will first
be offered?
Summer
1984
Which
of your
present
faculty would be
available
to make the proposed offering
possible?
B. Gartrell, M. Gates,
N.
Dyck, A. 1cLaren
i. ULjtictivee of the Course
To allow the Department to offer medical anthropology, applied anthropology,
social impact assessment, social modelling, etc. This course would allow
the Department to maximize scarce faculty resources, and to mount courses
that would otherwise not be included in the Department's offerings.
tiJetary and
Space Requirements (for Information only)
Wh:st
additional resources will be required in
the
following arena:
?n(ulty
NIL
SLaff
I.ibrary
Audi- '1suMt
I,
Space
Lquipment
S. Approval
1h
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Department Iairman
Dean'
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Chaiman,
SCUS
i 1-6L:- (When completing thia
form,
for 1n:itrucr1ons
Memorandum scu;
AL ach course
outline.).
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Sample Outline
for
one "Special Topics" course, S.A. 455 or 456
The Uses of Anthropology
Course Content
A survey of some of the ways in which the discipline of anthropology
has been and is being used to affect action in the world.
A
nthropologists
have long been involved in a wide range of "directed change" or
"applied" situations. We shall look at the increasing Self-awareness
of the discipline as to the implications of this involvement, and
some of the ethical and political questions involved in "applying"
anthropology, before turning to study of specific examples of
anthropology in action. Special attention will be given to the
uses of anthropology in "development" projects in Third World countries,
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- its application to public policy in North America, and recent
involvement of anthropologists as
co
nsultant/advocates for minority
peoples. Guest anthropologists with experience as practitioners
will be invited. Within this broad course outline, students will
be expected to do a study in some depth of a
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-specific topic of
concern to them, and to share the results of this research with the
class. Hence the precise range of topics to be covered will be in
part an outcome of student choices.
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Required Reading
Asad, T., Anthropology and the Colonial Encounter
Foster, C., Traditional Societies and Technological Change (2nd Edition)
Sanday, P., ed.
A
nthropology and the Public Interest: Fieldwork and Theory
Cochrane Glyn, What We Can Do For Each Other
Recommended Reading
Bastide, Roger, Applied Anthropology
Beishaw, Cyril, The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Wailman, Sandra, Perceptions of Development
Ryan, Joan, Wall of Words
Evaluation
Seminar assigni-ent or
Research paper, to be
class, then written up
Seminar participation
mid-term:
25%
presented in
60%
15%
c!I
.,
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Library books needed for "The Uses of Anthropology".
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In addition to the texts needed, the following should be on hand
for research and reading assignments:
Hymes, Dell, Reinventing Anthropology
Weaver, Thomas, To See Ourselves
Spicer, E. H., ed., (1952) Human Problems in Technological Change
Goodenough, W. H., Cooperation in Change
Cochrane, Glyn, Development Anthropology
Lele, Uma, The Design of Rural Development
Eddy, Elizabeth, Applied Anthropology in the U.S.A.
Foster, C.,
pplied
A
nthropology (1969)
Arensberg, C. and A. Niehoff, Introducing Social Change
Niehoff, A., A Casebook of Social Change
Hawthorn, H. B., ed., A Survey of the Contemporary Indians of Canada (1966)
Hawthorn, H. B., C.S. Beishaw and S. W. Jamieson, The Indians of B.C.
Hawthorn, H. b., The Doukhabors of British Columbia (1955)
Leyton, Elliot, Dying Hard: The Ravages of Industrial Carnage
Weaver, Sally H., Making Canadian Indian Policy
Ryan, Joan, Wall of Words
Clifton, James A. Applied Anthropology: Readings in the Uses of the
Sciences of Man (1970: Boston, Houghton Mifflin)
Coldschmidt, W., ed., The Uses of Anthropology, ( American Anthropological
Associatiàn, Special Publication)
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S.A. 455/456
Special Topics in Applied Social Research I & II
'Social Impact Assessment'
Course Content
The recently developed approach known as "Social impact assessment"
(SIA) represents a fusion of a variety of social science disciplines
and theoretical orientations aiming at systematized analysis of the
human consequences of externally imposed change in defined social
areas. SIA arose in response to growing awareness that program
and project innovations have far-reaching and often unanticipated
social effects and that public authorities have an obligation
to consider these implications in their decision making with
respect to policy formation and'plan implementation. Consequently,
SIA "attempts to forecast the effects that a proposed development
will have on quality of life - the traditions, lifestyles, interpersonal
relations, institutions and living environment" (D'Amore and
Rittenburg, 1978:9) in order to improve the design and administration
of projects to maximize human benefits and minimize human costs.
While these intentions are laudable, the rapidly increasing mass
of SIA studies requre careful critical assessment in several
problematic areas -- for example, research design and methodological
procedures are frequently unstandardized or limited to pre-impact
studies and much of the literature consists of government documents,
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consultants' reports and other interest group representations
prepared as a required pre-development excercise' rather than an
objective projection of a' continuing social impact process.
This course will critically evaluate the social impact'assessment
approach-by 9xamining the SIA literature on the process of
externally-induced change in selected small Canadian communities.
A focus on the effects of large resource industries at the
hinterland community level provides a convenient discrete framework
for methodological evaluation as well as for analysis of the
operative processes in determining community vitality and viability.
Specific case studies of policy and impact to be considered in
depth include Old Crow and the northern gas pipeline, the Alaska
pipeline, Baffin Island mining developments, the Gulf Oil Coppermine
employment program and Newfoundland outport community resettlement.
Students will be required to write a mid-term on SIA methodology
and prepare an additional critical case study of their own choice.
Required Reading
Bowt.es, Roy T. Social Impact Aàsessment in Small Communities.
Toronto: Butterworth, 1981.
Finsfbusch Kurt and C. P. Wolf, (eds)
'
Methodology of Social Impact
Assessment. Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania: Dowden, Hutchinson
S
and Ross Inc., 1977.
Whyte, Anne V. T. Guideline for Field Studies in Environmental Perception.
MAB. UNESCO, Paris, 1977.
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Selected Bibliography
.
Arensberg, Conrad N., and Solon T. Kimball. Culture and Community.
New York:
H
arcourt, Brace and World Inc., 1965
Arensber5, Conrad M., and Solon T. Kimball. "Community Study:
Retrospect and Prospect." in Cohn Bell and Howard Newby (eds.)
Sociology and Community. London, England: Frank Cass and Co.
Ltd., 1974, 335-355
Baldwin, Douglas. "The Development of an Unplanned Community:
Cobalt, 1903-1914." Plan Canada, Vol. 18 (1), March 1978: 17-29
Bauer, Raymond A. ed. Social Indicators. Massachusetts: M.I.T. Press,1966
Bjornberg, Viia and LarsHjarne. "Local Community as Quality of Life:
Individual and Collective Dimensions." Contact, Vol.10 (3),
1978: 360-370
Blishen, B. R. et al.
S
ocio-Economic Impact Model for Northern Development.
Ottawa: Department of Indian Affairs and Northern
D
evelopment, 1979.
Boothroyd, Peter.
Review of the state of the Art of Social Impact
Research in Canada. Ottawa: Ministry of State for Urban Affairs, 1975
Boothroyd, Peter. "Issues in Social Impact Assessment". Plan Canada,
Vol. 18(2), June 1978: 118-134 -
Brox, Ottar. Newfoundland Fishermen in the Age of Industry: A
Sociology of Economic Dualism. St. John's, Newfoundland: Institute
Of
Social and Economic Research. Memorial University, 1972.
Burton, I. et. al. The Environment as
Hazard.
New York: Oxford
University Press, 1976.
Cortese, Charles F. and Bernie Jones. "The Sociological Analysis of
Boom Towns." Western
S
ociological Review, Vol.8(1), 1977.
Craik, K. H. Environmental Psycho1o. New York: bit, Rine'iart, and
Winston, 1970.
D'Amorc, Louis J. and Shiela
R
lttenberg. "Social Impact Assessment:
A State of the Art Review." Urban Forum, Vol.3(6), 1978:8
De Pape, Denis et. al. Towards the Management of Socio-Economic
Impacts Related to the Alaska Highway Pipeline Project.
I
nterdisciplinary Systems Ltd., Winnipeg, Manitoba, 1978
Di Santo, Joseph E. et. al.. "Social Impact Assessment: The Role of
Soc lal. Consultants In A [hcrta, Canada."
S ocial Impact Assessment
Vol. 38, 1979.
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Elias, Peter Douglas. Metropole and Hinterland in Northern Manitoba.
Winnipeg, Manitoba: The Manitoba Museum of Man and Nature, 1975.
Fields, D. B. and W. T. Stanbury. The Economic Impact of the Public
Sector Upon the Indians of British Columbia. Vancouver: U.B.C.
Press, 1970.
Filstead, W.(ed.) Qualitative Methodology.
Chicago: Markham, 1970.
Gibson, Robert B. "The StrathconaSound Community: Lessons from
Preliminary Planning." Contact, Vol.81 (3), August, 1976:321-31
Honigmann, J. T. "Social Disintegration in Five Northern Canadian
Communities." Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology,
1974: 74-89
Keith-, Robert F. and David W. Fisher. "Artic Petroleum Development:
Impacts and Issues for Northern Communities." Contact, Vol.8 (4)
1976:
117-27
Koroscil, Paul N. "Planning and Develcpment in Whitehorse, YukOn Territory."
Plan Canada, Vol. 18 (1), 1978: 30-45.
Kupfer, George and Charles W. Hobart. "Impact of Oil Exploration
Work on an Inuit Community." Arctic Anthropology, Vol. XV (1)
1978:
58-67.
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Lttlson, W. H. Environment and Cognition. New York: Seminar Press,
1973.
Mathews, Ralph. "Canadian Regional Development Strategy: ADependecy
Theory Perspective." Plan Canada, Vol. 17(2), June 1977: 131-43.
Michelson, W. (ed.) Behavioural Research Methods in Environmental
Design. Stroudsburg: Dowder, Hutchinson and Ross, 1975.
Paine, Robert, ed. The White Arctic. Newfoundland social and Economic
Papers, no. 7. St. John's, Newfoundland: Institute of Social and
Economic Research, Memorial University, 1977
Porteous, J. Douglas. "Quality of Life in British Columbia Compan
y
To'.'ns:
Residents Attitudes." Contact, Vol. 8(3), August 1976: 332 -46
Saarinen, T. F. Environmental Planning: Perception and Behaviour.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1976.
Salisbury, Richard F. "The Berger Report - But is it Social Science?"
Social sciences Lu Canada, Vol. 5(3), 1977.
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Scioli, Frank P. Jr. arid Thomas J. Cook. Methodologies for Analyz
ing'
Public Policies. Lexington: Lexington Books, D. C. Heath and Co., 1975
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Sewell,
ti.
W.
R. D. and I. Burton, (eds.) Perceptions and Attitudes
in Resources Management. Ottawa: Information Canada, 1972.
Stager, J. K. Old Crow,
Y.
T. and the Proposed Northern Gas Pipeline.
Ottawa: Information Canada, 1974.
Wadel, C. Marginal Adaptations and Modernization In Newfoundland:
A Study of Strategies and Implications of Resettlement and
Redevelopment of Outport Fishing Communities.
Newfoundland Social and Economic Papers. St. John's, Newfoundland:
Institute of Social and Economic Research, Memorial University, 1981.
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