SOC 350 Computer Applications for Policy Research
This course instructs students how to employ different computer applications to support your research and evaluate different policies and programs. At the end of the course, students will be familiarized with how to search data online, how to assess the validity of online data sources, and how to build a database and analyze data utilizing standard software in social science research. The course offers practical skills for students interested in data analysis relevant to public policy issues and it complements other methodology courses in the social sciences.