Course # 41600 Section Number 1 Day(s) W Time(s) 4:30pm-7:20pm Term Winter 2025 Specialization Survey Research Syllabus Syllabus 12/10/24 Scientific social surveys provide a substantial proportion of the data on which policy decisions in government are based. In health services research, child and family research, education, and much of social and economic statistics, the dominant data source is the survey. This course is designed to introduce participants to the key components of the survey and how to evaluate them. The field of survey methodology draws on theories and practices from several academic disciplines - sociology, psychology, statistics, mathematics, computer science, and economics. This course will introduce the set of principles that are the basis of standard practice in the field. Topics include: inference in social research; survey design; coverage, sampling, and nonresponse; questionnaire and question design; modes of data collection; interviewing; post-collection processing; scientific integrity and ethics; history of survey research; evaluation of surveys. The course will include a quarter-long project in which small groups will design a survey to tackle a real-life survey issue and present the results at the end of the quarter. Students should have taken at least one course in statistics at the level of PPHA 31000 to enroll. Quarter Title Instructor Day(s) Time(s) Syllabus Winter 2025 Survey Research Methodology Ipek Bilgen; David Sterrett Wednesday 4:30pm-7:20pm Syllabus Recent News More news Where Passion Meets Policy: The Story of Samantha Kent, AM’20 Tue., May 27, 2025 Student Profile: Sophie Lara, MACRM Class of 2027 Tue., May 20, 2025 Q&A: Professor Scott Gehlbach on the War in Ukraine and What Comes Next Mon., May 19, 2025 Upcoming Events More events Get to Know Harris! A Virtual Information Session Thu., May 29, 2025 | 8:30 AM Get to Know Harris! Public Sector Scholarship Fri., May 30, 2025 | 12:00 PM Masterclass with Navin Kumar Tue., June 03, 2025 | 5:00 PM