January

9      FIRST CLASS

11    

14    Science & Research (Chapter 1)

16    Dimensions of Research (Chapter 2)

18    Theory & Research (Chapter 3)

21    Meanings of Methodology (Chapter 4)

23

25    Ethics & Politics of Social Research (Chapter 5)

28    Research Design (Chapter 6)

30 

February

1     Measurement (Chapter 7)

4     Sampling (Chapter 8)

6 

8     Experimental Research (Chapter 9)

11   Assignment 1 (Individual) Due

13   Survey Research (Chapter 10)

15

Reading Week

25   Review

27   Exam

March

1     Course Journal Comments & Survey Research (Continued); 
        Assignment 2 (Individual) Due

4     Survey Instrument Critique

6     Test & Assignment 2 Review

8     Non-Reactive Research & Secondary Analysis (Chapter 11)
       Assignment 3 (Group) Distributed

11   Human Relations Area Files: eHRAF Collection of Ethnography
NOTE: Class held in TRI-LAB, Basement of Social Science Bldg, SS-018

13   Historical-Comparative Research (Chapter 14)

15   Analysis of Quantitative Data (Chapter 13)
       Assignment 4 (Individual) Distributed

18   Analysis of Quantitative Data (Continued)

20   Field Research (Chapter 12)

22   Field Research (Continued)
       Assignment 3 (Group) Due

25   Analysis of Qualitative Data (Chapter 15)
       Assignment 5 (Group) Assigned

27  Analysis of Qualitative Data (Continued)

Good Friday

April

1   Cultural Experience & Scenes (Spradley & McCurdy, Chapters 1 & 2)
     Assignment 4 (Individual) Due
     Assignment 6 (Individual) Distributed)

3   Cultural Informants & Meaning (Spradley & McCurdy, Chapters 3 & 4)

5    Cultural Description (Spradley & McCurdy, Chapter 5)

8    Class time for Assignment 6
      Assignment 5 (Group) Due

10  Class time for Assignment 6

12  Class time for Assignment 6

15  LAST CLASS: Assignment 6 & Course Journal due

URLs for Methods and Analysis for Anthropology (ANTH 411.01)
 

Part I:  Syllabus (www.yale.edu/hraf/methods_analysis_syllabus.htm)
  

Part II: Tentative Class and Reading Schedule (www.yale.edu/hraf/methods_analysis_schedule.htm)
  
Part III: Test Study Questions (www.yale.edu/hraf/methods_analysis_studyquestions.htm)
  

Part IV: Individual and Group Assignments (www.yale.edu/hraf/methods_analysis_assignments.htm)
  

Part V: Course Journal (www.yale.edu/hraf/methods_analysis_coursejournal.htm)