社会研究是社区参与和发展更公平社会的基础. This course introduces you to the fundamental research skills that will allow you to move beyond assumptions and engage in participatory community-based research that contributes to social progress. 以理论和现场方法为重点, this course equips you to become a community-based researcher with a skillset in a diversity of social research methods such as interviewing, 参与观察, 样走, 收集口述历史, 纪录片的故事, 和分析数据.

• 了解知识生产的社会、政治和伦理方面
• 根据基于社区的研究最佳实践设计整体研究计划
• 进行文献回顾
• 定义一个研究问题并完善一个假设 
• 评估数据收集的方法，区分定性和定量的概念和方法
• 在社区背景下展示研究结果
• 从研究结果中得出循证结论，为社区项目提供信息 

The goal is to create social researchers who understand the models available and can carry out their own research projects that underpin effective community development programs.