| Academic Year |
2025Year |
School/Graduate School |
School of Law Law Day Course |
| Lecture Code |
F2029122 |
Subject Classification |
Specialized Education |
| Subject Name |
社会調査法 |
Subject Name
（Katakana） |
シャカイチョウサホウ |
Subject Name in
English |
Social Research Methods |
| Instructor |
KANAMOTO YUTA |
Instructor
(Katakana) |
カナモト ユウタ |
| Campus |
Higashi-Senda |
Semester/Term |
2nd-Year, First Semester, 2Term |
| Days, Periods, and Classrooms |
(2T) Tues1-4：Higashi-Senda Lecture Rm M401/402 |
| Lesson Style |
Lecture |
Lesson Style
(More Details) |
Face-to-face |
| Lecture-based |
| Credits |
2.0 |
Class Hours/Week |
4 |
Language of Instruction |
J
:
Japanese |
| Course Level |
2
:
Undergraduate Low-Intermediate
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| Course Area（Area） |
24
:
Social Sciences |
| Course Area（Discipline） |
05
:
Sociology |
| Eligible Students |
2nd year students |
| Keywords |
sociology, social research, quantitative research, qualitative research, questionnaire design |
| Special Subject for Teacher Education |
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Special Subject |
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Class Status
within Educational
Program
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Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) | Business Law
（Abilities and Skills）
・To be able to organize and analyze materials and information related to social science, and to be aware of problems.
Public Policy
（Abilities and Skills）
・To be able to organize and analyze materials and information related to social science, and to be aware of problems. |
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Class Objectives
/Class Outline |
Knowledge of social research is essential for conducting sociological and social psychological research. In this class, students will learn specific methods of setting a research theme based on their own interests, collecting materials and data through social surveys, and organizing them into a form that can be analyzed. |
| Class Schedule |
lesson1 Objectives and Methods of Social Research
lesson2 How to formulate questions in social research
lesson3 Correlation and Causation
lesson4 Quantitative and Qualitative Research
lesson5 Research Planning and Hypothesis Formulation
lesson6 Whole Sample Surveys and Sample Surveys
lesson7 Sample size and sample error
lesson8 Creating a survey form (1)
lesson9 Creating a survey form (2)
lesson10 Conducting a survey (1)
lesson11 Conducting a survey (2)
lesson12 Organizing survey data (1)
lesson13 Organizing Survey Data (2)
lesson14 Data Analysis Approach
lesson15 Class Summary
final exam |
Text/Reference
Books,etc. |
Textbook: Handouts available |
PC or AV used in
Class,etc. |
Handouts |
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| Learning techniques to be incorporated |
Discussions, Role Play |
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review |
In preparation for the class, please read the news on a regular basis and keep your eyes open for potential subjects of social research.
As a review, we recommend that you reflect on the knowledge you have learned in class and consider what methods and perspectives are possible if you were to investigate something through social research. |
| Requirements |
Although there is nothing in particular, please take the course with the viewpoint of "How can social research methods be used to investigate and think about the issues that interest you (problem consciousness)? Also, please be aware that your own problem consciousness is closely connected to society, and try to pay attention to social trends. |
| Grading Method |
30 points for class participation (filling in comment sheets), 70 points for final exam |
| Practical Experience |
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| Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it |
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| Message |
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| Other |
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Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching. |