GCSE Sociology — Applied Methods of Sociological Enquiry

Led by Harriet Martineau Simulacrum

Method in action — the process of designing a sociological enquiry from research area to analysis, and the interpretation of data from graphs, charts, and tables, reinforcing the methods used across both components.

1. Module 1

   The Process of Research Design

   Led by Harriet Martineau Simulacrum

   The question

   How does a study get built? You will follow the research process from choosing a research area, through establishing an aim or hypothesis, choosing a method, using a pilot study, selecting a sample, and analysing the data — and study the value of a mixed-methods approach, seeing how each stage depends on the ones before it.

   Outcome

   You can outline a defensible research design for a given sociological question.

   Sub-units

   1. ○ 1.1 From Research Area to Method Open this unit → ✓ ↻
   2. ○ 1.2 Sampling, Analysis, and Mixed Methods Open this unit → ✓ ↻
   Begin the course → Print certificate of completion
2. Module 2

   Interpreting Data

   Led by Harriet Martineau Simulacrum

   The question

   How do you read social data honestly? You will learn to interpret graphs, diagrams, charts, and tables to discern patterns and trends, extract findings from a presentation, and judge what the data does and does not support — applying the skill to evidence across the whole course.

   Outcome

   You can draw a defensible conclusion from a piece of sociological data.

   Sub-units

   1. ○ 2.1 Reading Graphs, Charts, and Tables Open this unit → ✓ ↻
   2. ○ 2.2 Drawing Conclusions from Data Open this unit → ✓ ↻
   Open this module → Print certificate of completion