Teach Quantitative Data Collection
by Janet Salmons, Ph.D., Research Community Manager for SAGE Methodspace
Looking for instructional materials you can use or adapt?
Luckily, other research methods instructors have created materials and shared them on SAGE Research Methods Teaching. At this point SRMT is focusing primarilyon teaching materials about quantitative methods. Here are some examples, but you can search the site if you are looking for presentations, worksheets, assignment templates and more.
Researching Social Life – Sampling and Data Collection by Dr Neli Demireva at University of Essex:
The full set of course materials includes:
Wheeler, K. Dr (2016,2017). SC101 – Researching Social Life – Class 1a - Course introduction: The social research tool-box. Retrieved April 20, 2023 from https://teaching-methods.sagepub.com/content/sc101-researching-social-life-class-1a-course-introduction-the-social-research-tool-box
Demireva, N. Dr. (2016,2017). SC101 – Researching Social Life – Class 7 - Sampling and Data Collection I. Retrieved April 20, 2023 from https://teaching-methods.sagepub.com/content/sc101-researching-social-life-class-7-sampling-and-data-collection-i
Demireva, N. Dr. (2016,2017). SC101 – Researching Social Life – Class 8 - Data Collection II, Quantitative Data. Retrieved April 20, 2023 from https://teaching-methods.sagepub.com/content/sc101-researching-social-life-class-8-data-collection-ii-quantitative-data
Sociology research project – data collection from University of Essex
University of Essex(2017,2018). SC831 – Sociology Research Project – Class 4 - DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS. Retrieved April 20, 2023 from https://teaching-methods.sagepub.com/content/sc831-sociology-research-project-class-4-data-collection-and-analysis
Business management research project by Dr Güven Demirel, University of Essex
Demirel, G. Dr (2017,2018). BE932 – Research Project (Business Administration) – Lecture 2. Retrieved April 20, 2023 from https://teaching-methods.sagepub.com/content/be932-research-project-business-administration-lecture-2
Demirel, G. Dr (2017,2018). BE932 – Research Project (Business Administration) – Lecture 5. Retrieved April 20, 2023 from https://teaching-methods.sagepub.com/content/be932-research-project-business-administration-lecture-5
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