SAMPLING|QUESTIONNAIRE DESIGN|EVALUATION|DATA COLLECTION|MISSING DATA|ETHICAL ISSUES

This module is an introduction to survey methods. The module aims to familiarise students with:


	key principles of survey design and sampling
	questionnaire...

This module is an introduction to survey methods. The module aims to familiarise students with:

key principles of survey design and sampling
	questionnaire design and evaluation
	data collection modes
	non-response and dealing with missing data
	ethnical issues in survey research
	using data for secondary analysis.

Each session will be mirrored by a practical workshop seminar where students will put the learning introduced in the lectures to use through real-world practical examples. By the end of the module, students should be able to critically evaluate the quality of survey data which they which to conduct secondary analysis of and to understand the key design issues in implementing a survey of their own.

What keeps societies together? How do ideas influence human action and social change? How are social inequalities produced and reproduced? What is power? How...

What keeps societies together? How do ideas influence human action and social change? How are social inequalities produced and reproduced? What is power? How is it maintained and contested? How do we live in highly diverse societies? This module will address these questions and more by introducing you to both the classical foundations and contemporary developments of social theory. The module draws on a broad survey of some of the main sociological schools of thought from the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries and will account for how social theory is historically, socially and culturally situated.

This module will equip students with the theoretical and practical knowledge of crime mapping. It will cover principles that are specific to the analysis of...

This module will equip students with the theoretical and practical knowledge of crime mapping. It will cover principles that are specific to the analysis of geographical information and provide students with foundational Geographic Information System (GIS) skills. Particular attention will be paid to the strengths and weaknesses of different types of mapping techniques and cartographic skills. At the end of the module students should be able to competently generate a range of crime maps and understand the benefits and limitations of doing so.

Teaching time for this module is primarily devoted to hands-on practical computer workshops. There is an expectation that students will prepare for these workshops in advance by engaging with the teaching materials. Weekly Moodle quizzes contribute to half of the marks for this module, with coursework making up the remaining marks.