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addis ababa university school of social work quantitative research methods-course no: bswc 3011 unit module/ course etcts 5 (credit hour, 3) year iii-first semester, 2024/25 academic year 1 | page instructor: abebe assefa abate (phd) this course is developed to introduce students with concepts and techniques of conducting quantitative researches in the social environment. the course attempts to examine the techniques to enhance students’ comprehension in forming researchable problems and selects the appropriate method, which fits to the problem undertaken. likewise, parts inevitable in carrying out quantitative researches; developing instruments, selecting researchable problems, writing of research proposals, sampling techniques, concepts of measurements, measures of central tendency and dispersion will be discussed to improve students insight towards quantitative research. method of delivering the course is interactive to enhance students’ ability of viewing the research paradigms and philosophical underpinnings, most significantly observed in the design of quantitative researches. course objectives after completion …

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ments of the scientific method 1.4. types of research 1.4.1. descriptive vs. analytical research 1.4.2. applied vs. fundamental research 1.4.3. quantitative research 1.4.4. conceptual vs. empirical references gravetter, j. g. & forzano, b. (2006).research methods for the behavioral sciences. wadsworth, usa 2. unit two: the nature of quantitative research 2.1. introduction 2.2. the main steps in quantitative research 2.3. concepts and their measurement 2.3.1. what is a concept 2.3.2. why measure 2.3.3. indicators 2.3.4. using multiple indicator measures 2.3.5. dimensions of concepts 2.4. the main preoccupations of quantitative researchers 2.4.1. measurement 2.4.2. causality 2.4.3. generalization 2.4.4. replication 2.5. the critique of quantitative research reference bryman, a. (2012). social research methods 4th edition.oxford university press. 3. unit three: the process of measurement 3.1. ways of measuring 3.1.1. from concepts to indicators 3.1.2. techniques of measuring 3.1.3. positivist and non-positivist of measurement 3.2. levels of measurement 3.2.1. nominal measures 3.2.2. ordinal measures …

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rater reliability 4.2.3.3. split half reliability 4.3. the relationship between reliability and validity references monette, d; sullivan, j. t; dejong r. c. (2005). applied social research: a tool for the human service. thomson, uk. gravetter, j. g. & forzano, b. (2006). research methods for the behavioral sciences. wadsworth, usa 5. unit five: selecting the study participants 5.1. the purpose of sampling 5.2. sampling terminology 5.2.1. population and samples 5.2.2. sampling frames 5.3. types of probability samples 5.3.1. simple random sampling 5.3.2. systematic sampling 5.3.3. stratified sampling 5.3.4. multi stage cluster sampling 5.4. the qualities of a probability sample 5.5. types of nonprobability samples 5.5.1. availability sampling 5.5.2. snowball sampling 5.5.3. quota sampling 5.5.4. purposive sampling references bryman, a. (2012). social research methods 4th edition.oxford university press. monette, d; sullivan, j. t; dejong r. c. (2005). applied social research: a tool for the human service. thomson, uk. 6. unit six: the …

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ting research reports reference grinnel, jr; & richard, m. (2001). social work research and evaluation: quantitative and qualitative approaches. peacock publishers, inc. illinois. 8. unit eight: quantitative data analysis 8.1. data clenaning and data organization 8.1.1. data cleening 8.1.2. data organization 8.2. measure of central tendency 8.2.1. the mode 8.2.2. the median 8.2.3. the mean 8.3. measures of dispersion 8.3.1. the range 8.3.2. the mean deviation 8.3.3. the variance 8.3.4. standard deviation 9. unit nine: application of statistical testing 9.1. chi-square 9.2. mean comparison using t-test a. one sample t-test 9.3. analysis of variance (anova) 9.4. correlation and regression reference bachman r. (1997). statistical methods for criminology and criminal justice. mcgraw hill. new york evaluation policy the evaluation policy of the course will be made by employing both continuous and summative evaluations. continuous evaluation is to be made four times while the course is on progress in addition to the …

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ction to research 1.1. meaning of research research in common refers to a search of knowledge. one can also define research as a scientific and systematic search for pertinent information on a specific topic. research investigates reality using systematic approach to credible its acceptance. it often goes to identify truth. 1.2. objectives of research the purpose of research is to discover answers to questions through the application of scientific procedures. the main aim of research is to find out the truth which is hidden and which has not been discovered as yet. though each research study has its own specific purpose, we may think of research objectives as failing into a number of following broad groupings. 1. to gain familiarity with a phenomenon or to achieve new insights into it (studies with this object in view are termed as explanatory or formulative research studies) 2. to portray accurately the characteristics …

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addis ababa university school of social work quantitative research methods-course no: bswc 3011 unit module/ course etcts 5 (credit hour, 3) year iii-first semester, 2024/25 academic year 1 | page instructor: abebe assefa abate (phd) this course is developed to introduce students with concepts and techniques of conducting quantitative researches in the social environment. the course attempts to examine the techniques to enhance students’ comprehension in forming researchable problems and selects the appropriate method, which fits to the problem undertaken. likewise, parts inevitable in carrying out quantitative researches; developing instruments, selecting researchable problems, writing of research proposals, sampling techniques, concepts of measurements, measures of central tendency and d...

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