{"product_id":"designing-and-conducting-your-first-interview-project-isbn-9780470183519","title":"Designing and Conducting Your First Interview Project","description":"\u003cp\u003eDesigning and Conducting Your First Interview Project\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing a clear, easily followed approach, Designing and Conducting Your First Interview Project helps anyone new to the process develop the skills to conduct the most essential part of social research data collection: the interview. The book also shows how to organize, analyze, and interpret the data.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis workbook provides a step-by-step template for a collaborative class experience in social science. Organized according to the steps of the deductive scientific method, it includes essential activities to take place during class after the appropriate chapter has been read. The book begins with the process of choosing a topic and proceeds through hypothesis development, interview data collection, data entry using SPSS, and elementary data analysis. The final chapter includes the formal assignment and instructions to students on how to write about their experiences in a way that will produce an excellent final paper. By selecting the hypothesis, gathering the data, and analyzing the results, students will gain an appreciation for the strengths and potential weaknesses of \"knowing\" things through doing quantitative social science.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eExhibits, Figures, and Tables.\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePreface.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Author.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Choosing a Topic.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Social Scientists Choose a Topic to Study.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePursuing Your Own Interests.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThings to Consider as Your Class Chooses a Topic.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Literature Review.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Opportunity for You to Help Humankind.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSearching for Journal Articles.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConducting Your Literature Review.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Refining Your Study: Concepts and Relationships.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom Concept to Relationship.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Causal Model.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeing Specific: Turning a Relationship into a Hypothesis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTying Your Hypothesis Back to Your Literature Review.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Developing Your Theory: Thinking Made Explicit.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThinking Sociologically.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Example.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLogic: A Tool of the Trade.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAssumptions of Science.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCombining Sociological Thinking with Logic: Theorizing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeveloping a Theory for Your Class Project.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Research Design 1: Concepts and Planning.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eValidity and Reliability.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSteps in Research Design.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStep One: Defi ne Concepts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStep Two: Plan the Study.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Research Design 2: Methods and Sampling.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStep Three: Choose a Data Collection Method.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStep Four: Identify Your Population and Sampling Method.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 The Interview Schedule: Operationalization.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOperationalizing Variables.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Process of Operationalization.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Interview Schedule.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Conducting Ethical Interviews.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYour Own Ethical Challenge.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEthical Abuses in Research.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Development of Standards.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 How to Be a Good Interviewer.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFirst Prep: An Attitude of Inquiry.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Note About Interviews.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCritical Issues: Validity and Reliability Revisited.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow to Collect Unreliable Data.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow to Conduct a Great Interview.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRefl ecting on Interviews.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Entering Your Data into the Computer.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing SPSS.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCodebooks.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrecoding Interviews and Surveys.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreparing for Data Entry.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEntering Data: Using SPSS.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Data Analysis 1: Producing Frequencies and Collapsing Variables.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eData Analysis Begins with Asking Questions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChecking Your Work.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 Data Analysis 2: Creating Composite Variables and Cross-Tabs.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndices and Scales.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCreating Cross-Tabulation Tables.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProducing Tables to Test Your Class Hypothesis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13 Interpreting Your Results: Cross-Tabulation Tables.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReading a Cross-Tabulation Table.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eControlling for a Third Variable.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eControlling for a Third Variable Using SPSS.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14 Writing Up Your Assignment.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDoing It Right the First Time.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHints on Answering Questions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormatting Your Paper.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Larger Benefi ts of Social Science.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGlossary.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBibliography.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIndex.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eBruce K. Friesen, PhD, is associate professor of sociology at the University of Tampa. He has held previous faculty positions at Kent State University and the University of\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCalgary (Canada), among others. He is the recipient of several teaching excellence awards.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eDesigning and Conducting Your First Interview Project\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing a clear, easily followed approach, Designing and Conducting Your First Interview Project helps anyone new to the process develop the skills to conduct the most essential part of social research data collection: the interview. The book also shows how to organize, analyze, and interpret the data.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis workbook provides a step-by-step template for a collaborative class experience in social science. 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