Undergraduate Social Science Teaching Laboratory

本项目旨在建立一个本科社会科学教学实验室，通过以下方式改进社会科学课程：(1)发展数学科学导向，(2)让学生接触批判性和定量背景下的社会科学数据，(3)在社会科学研究教学中有效地使用计算机技术。刑事司法、心理学、社会学等专业的本科专业将受益于本项目。该项目将增加本科生的学习机会。学生将被要求开发分析模型，并使用客观方法和统计技术测试他们的模型。实验室设施的改善也将提高教学效果，特别是在社会科学研究方法、社会统计学、人口统计学和调查测量与分析等课程。

9451538 Aghajanian This project is establishing an Undergraduate Social Science Teaching Laboratory to improve social science curriculum by: (1) developing a math-science orientation, (2) exposing students to social science data in critical and quantitative context, (3) and using computer technology effectively in teaching social science research. Undergraduate majors mainly from criminal Justice, psychology, and sociology will benefit from this project. The project will enhance learning opportunities for undergraduates. Students will be expected to develop analytical models, and to test their models using objective methods and statistical techniques. The improvement of laboratory facilities will also enhance teaching effectiveness, especially in such courses as social science research methods, social statistics, demographics, and survey measurement and analysis.