Sociology – 2/25/15

I.  Bellwork: Q&A

• Page 26 – Thinking Critically
• Page 27 – What ethical issues do sociological researchers face?

II.  Objectives:

• Conduct research projects to answer a question or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.
• Form groups define roles and responsibilities and collaborate with others to conduct, gather and present a sociological study using the research process.

III. Read & Discuss

• Page 24 – Class Activity Conducting Interviews

IV.  Research Project

A.  Research presentations scheduled for Thursday 3/05

1. Things you should definitely have finished:

• Define the Problem
• Hypothesis
• 4-5 questions (do not write Yes or No questions)

2. Things to finish before Friday:

• Find at least 2 good relevant articles and summarize them.
• Interview 20 diverse students and get their responses
• Compile the responses (data) into some meaningful information by gender and grade level
• Have a solid conclusion and demonstrate how it is based upon the data.
• Explain how your conclusion relates to your hypothesis and the problem.
  • What did you find out? Was it as expected? Were there any unusual findings?

    3.  Ideas on how to present the information

PowerPoint – Prezi – a Video you created or a few poster boards – every member has to present some information and it must be organized and flow smoothly.

4. Decided to make the project 80 points : Conclusion 10, Presentation 14

V.  Classwork:  Work in Your Groups

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