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CJ 330 - Scientific Methods in Criminal Justice and Social Work

Credits: 5

This course is designed to introduce and familiarize the student to the logic and character of scientific and alternative means of social inquiry. It examines the function of observation, concept formation, proposition arrangement and testing of theory as components of the scientific process in the social sciences.

Prerequisite/Corequisite
CJ 202 or SW 101

Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to do the following:

  • Use the language of social science research.
  • Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of different research methods.
  • Apply the scientific method to answering different types of research questions Identify the ethical dimensions of research in criminal justice.
  • Describe the difficulties of establishing causality and the role of experiments in testing cause-and-effect relationships.


Cross-listed
PY 201


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