Sociology - Research Methods - Full Scheme of Work

A full scheme of work covering research methods in sociology. This includes engaging lesson powerpoints, student activity handbooks, exam questions and example answers. The scheme of work culminates in students designing and carrying our their own independent sociology research projects, using the research skills they have learned. Topics covered: 1. Research design 2. PET issues 3. Sampling 4. Questionnaires 5. Observations 6. Interviews 7. Experiments 8. Documents 9. Statistics 10. Revision 11. Research project (Follows a ‘Be more chef’ model - the lesson takes cooking as an analogy for the starter, main and plenary. The ‘Be more chef’ concept pushes students to go beyond the recipe at the end of the lesson, and strive towards additional independent study)