Social Science Research: Study Chinese Society
Learn to design and conduct social science research on Chinese society in this comprehensive course.
Learn to design and conduct social science research on Chinese society in this comprehensive course.
Dive into the world of social science research with a focus on Chinese society in this comprehensive course offered by The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. This course is designed as a first step for aspiring producers of social science research, providing a thorough introduction to research design and execution. Over three weeks, you'll explore key elements of research proposals, various data types and sources, survey design principles, basic quantitative analysis techniques, and ethical considerations in research. The course covers both qualitative and quantitative approaches, with a special emphasis on data sources relevant to studying Chinese society. You'll learn about major public datasets available for China, sampling strategies, and how to interpret research results. The course also addresses professional and ethical issues in research conduct. By the end of the course, you'll be equipped to make informed decisions about pursuing advanced studies and prepared to craft research proposals with a solid understanding of social science methodologies.
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What you'll learn
Understand the key elements of a research proposal and their roles in study design.
Identify major types of qualitative and quantitative data used in social science research.
Learn about important sources of existing data available for studying Chinese society.
Understand basic principles of survey design and sampling techniques.
Gain knowledge of basic quantitative analysis methods and their interpretation.
Recognize professional and ethical issues in social science research.
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There are 8 modules in this course
This course is designed to equip learners with the fundamental skills and knowledge needed to become producers of social science research, with a focus on studying Chinese society. The curriculum covers the entire research process, from designing a study and writing a research proposal to collecting and analyzing data. Students will learn about various types of qualitative and quantitative data used in social science research, with special attention given to major sources of data available for China. The course introduces basic principles of survey design, sampling techniques, and quantitative analysis methods. It also addresses important professional and ethical considerations in conducting research. By the end of the course, learners will be prepared to make informed decisions about pursuing advanced studies in social science and will have the basic understanding required to craft research proposals that demonstrate knowledge of key social science research paradigms and methodologies.
Designing a Study
Module 1 · 2 Hours to complete
Evidence
Module 2 · 2 Hours to complete
Sampling
Module 3 · 2 Hours to complete
Public Data for China
Module 4 · 1 Hours to complete
Research and Professional Ethics
Module 6 · 1 Hours to complete
Where to go from here
Module 7 · 1 Hours to complete
Final exam
Module 8 · 1 Hours to complete
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Expert in Kinship, Inequality, and Demographic Behavior in China
Cameron Campbell's research focuses on kinship, inequality, and demographic behavior in China and in comparative perspective. With James Lee and other collaborators in the Lee-Campbell group, he has published on a wide variety of topics, including economic, family, and social influences on demographic outcomes such as birth, marriage, migration, and death, fertility limitation in historical China, and the role of kin networks in shaping social mobility. This early work made use of datasets of population registers from Qing China that his collaborators constructed, the China Multigenerational Panel Datasets (CMGPD), with two of these now released via ICPSR. Currently, with other members of the Lee-Campbell group, he is conducting a study of the careers of bureaucrats during the Qing by constructing and analyzing a database of office holders based on the 缙绅录. Additionally, he is participating in group projects related to the origins of educational elites in China from the Qing to the present. Cameron is also collaborating with the Shanxi University Research Center for Chinese Social History on a study of rural society from 1949 to the mid-1960s, utilizing village-level microdata compiled by researchers at the RCCSH, as well as another Lee-Campbell group study examining the social origins of students at universities in China during the first half of the twentieth century.
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