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Salient. Victoria University Student Newspaper. Volume 39, Number 18, July 26, 1976.

Sosc Lecturer Comments

Sosc Lecturer Comments

Dear Sir,

Christine Chan's useful report on the previous week's Sosc 301 Staff/Student meeting conveys an unfortunate picture of the aims of 301 pracs - probably because I didn't explain it fully. The methods component of the course is Richard Bowman's responsibility - and he apparently must go unreported. Sosc 301 pracs are in two sections this year, both concerned with teaching the sequence of basic skills underlying all systematic social research (i.e. surveys, systematic observation, a content analysis).

The 1st section consists of straightforward prac exercises designed to provide students with a smattering of chances to actually practise the skills together with the other 2 goals of each prac as mentioned by Chris.

The 2nd section involves options in which some skill - in most cases data analysis - is developed in more depth. I think the main pity is that the 1st developed in more depth. I think the main pity is that the 1st section wasn't out of the way earlier so that students had more time to work on the 2nd section, which Chris might be pleasantly surprised to find, is not only planned but is starting operation.

Yours,

Charles Crothers.