- •Chair “Regional Studies and International Relations” syllabus of the course “Sociology”
- •Almaty, 2013
- •Explanatory note
- •General information on the curriculum
- •Themes of lectures
- •Themes of seminars
- •Themes for students independent work with instructors (siwi)
- •Information on knowledge assessment
- •Midterm examination
- •Assessment criteria
- •Final scores calculation
- •Some samples of multiple choice tests on Sociology (full tests are given in the full version of umkd kept at university)
- •Version a
- •5. Research in Sociology starts from a 6. Quantitative method in Sociology is based on the use of
- •7. Participant observation is a method when a researcher 8. Standardized questions are
- •9. Sampling is 10. ‘Samples must be representative’ means that
- •11. Experiment in Sociology is 12. Statistical techniques are used in the
- •13. Research design is a step in the research 14. Participant observation is a
- •15. Ethics in social research means that
- •Version b
- •3. Positivism means that sociology 4. Comparative question implies
- •11. In the research process Literature review is a step that comes after 12. Life histories are used
- •13. Empirical questions concern 14. Developmental questions refer to
- •Implications of Sociology: 16. What is difference between qualitative and quantitative questions?
- •Glossary
Some samples of multiple choice tests on Sociology (full tests are given in the full version of umkd kept at university)
TEST #1
Version a
Sociology is a social science that studies 2. The statement “family was a stable unit at all
historical past of societies times” belongs to
human society with special emphasis to modern industrial systems sociological outlook
human society with special focus on traditional systems objective knowledge
biological development of human society commonsense belief
language and grammatical rules prejudice
bias
3.Sociological research on a particular
group of students corresponds to 4. Sociological imagination implies that
Micro level knowledge a person is able to look at routines anew
Macro level knowledge a researcher will use methods developed in natural
Medium level theory sciences
History of the ancient society one has an ability to use theories
Commonsense belief a scholar uses statistics in the research
an ability to notice important events
5. Research in Sociology starts from a 6. Quantitative method in Sociology is based on the use of
Choosing a theory Interviews
Formulation of hypothesis Theories
Formulation of a research problem Figures and statistics
Reviewing a literature Participant observation
Conclusive notes Sampling