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SOCS 225: Statistical Analysis for Social Sciences

Discipline
Social Sciences
Credits 3 Lecture Hours 3
Designation
DS

This course covers statistical methods related to behavioral sciences including frequency distributions, graphic methods, central tendency, variability, correlation, reliability, and tests of significance.

Prerequisites

Credit in a 100-level (or above) Social Science course, placement into English 100, and placement into Math 103 or higher; or consent of instructor.

Course Outcomes
  • Use descriptive and inferential statistics to summarize and analyze raw data.
  • Present statistical data in graphs and tables.
  • Use statistical formulas to investigate the relationships among variables, including central tendency, correlations, and percentages.
  • Use t-test, f-test, and z-test to test hypotheses and statistical significance.

SSCI 193: Cooperative Arts and Science Education

Discipline
Social Sciences
Credits 1 4
A work-study course providing opportunities to reinforce skills learned in the Social Science areas and to apply those skills in actual job situations. May be repeated up to 6 credits.
Prerequisites

Minimum of 12 credit hours of general curricula.

Course Outcomes
  • Integrate the foundations of knowledge, skills, professional attitudes and values associated with a careerfield in the helping and human resource professions.
  • Discuss the dynamics and multiple causes of interpersonal, family, and organizational dysfunction.
  • Utilize a range of helping strategies and skills appropriate for prevention and early intervention work in a variety of settings.
  • Apply the basic knowledge and practice of counseling and problem solving skills.

SSCI 293: Cooperative Arts and Science Education

Discipline
Social Sciences
Credits 1 4
A work-study course providing opportunities to upgrade and diversify knowledge and skills learned in the behavioral and social sciences, and to apply these in job situations. (Practicum)
Prerequisites

SSCI 193V.

Course Outcomes
  • Integrate the foundations of knowledge, skills, professional attitudes and values associated with a careerfield in the helping and human resource professions.
  • Discuss the dynamics and multiple causes of interpersonal, family, and organizational dysfunction.
  • Utilize a range of helping strategies and skills appropriate for prevention and early intervention work in a variety of settings.
  • Apply the basic knowledge and practice of counseling and problem solving skills.