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Social Research Methods
社會研究方法

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Objective

  • Define the research designs and methodologies suitable for different research aims
  • Employ the appropriate sampling and data collection methods
  • Design questionnaires and refine them using the pilot test process

Content

  1. Overview of Research Process
    • Principles of Social Research
    • Conceptualization of Research Study – Defining the Appropriate Research Questions and Hypotheses for Policy Use
  2. Research Designs
    • Overview of Qualitative Research: Focus Group Interviews and Analyzing and Interpreting Qualitative Data
    • Overview of Quantitative Research: Survey Research: Primary versus Secondary Data and Time Frame
  3. Sampling & Data Collection
    • Sampling Methods
    • Overview of Survey Methodologies
  4. Questionnaire Design
    • Questionnaire Construction
    • The Pilot Test Process

Course Details

Course Code:

12A-PE08

Date:

12, 19 & 26 June 2012 (Tuesdays)

Time:

1400 – 1700 (3 hours each, total 9 hours)

Venue:

Duke of Windsor Social Service Building, 15 Hennessy Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese (supplemented with English)

Target Participants:

NGO staff

Class size:

30

Fees:

$1,150 (HKCSS Agency Member: $1,050; Enrollment received on/before 22 May 2012: $950)

Enquiry:

2876 2470

Email: [email protected]
Application form: Download

Trainer

Mr Anthony Wong
Chief Research Officer
The Hong Kong Council of Social Service

Mr Wong has over 10-year solid research experiences in the field of social service, education, and social development. Trained as a social worker though, he has strong interest and knowledge in social theory and research methodology. He received an M.Phil in Social Science 13 years ago. He joined the Council in 1998 as a Research Officer. In 1999-2000, he helped construct the Council’s well-known Social Development Index (SDI). From 2010 to 2011, he served as a part-time member of Central Policy Unit of the HKSAR Government. Currently, he is a Ph.D Candidate at The University of Hong Kong.

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