Course Description
Focus on principles of designing surveys and developing survey questions common in sociological research. Topics include the survey-response process, the total survey error paradigm, how to conceptualize and measure attitudes and opinions, sensitive topics, nonresponse and satisficing, survey experiments, randomized-response techniques, pretesting, survey layout, and ethical and compliance issues.
GEP
Social Sciences GEP Course
Spring 2026
Instructors
Meeting Patterns
Classes Start:
January 12, 2026
Classes End:
April 28, 2026
Location:
00353 111 Lampe Drive
Class Days:
T H
Class Start Time:
1:30pm
Class End Time:
2:45pm
Class Type:
Lecture
Credits:
3.00
Restrictions:
Prerequisite: SOC 300 or PSY 230 or PS 371 or SW 300
