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Quantitative Research Methods Question Paper

Quantitative Research Methods

Course:Bachelor Of Arts In Social Work

Institution: University Of Nairobi question papers

Exam Year:2013

UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY AND SOCIAL WORK
CSO202:QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS

Answer all three questions
time:60minutes
1(a)How can the understanding of sociology create social conciousness in terms of what has come to be known as the sociological imagination?

(B)Identify three major purposes for undertaking social research and use clear illustrations to discuss them

2.(a)What are the major considerations in selecting a topic for the purpose of conducting research?
(b)What do you understand by the term literature review?
Discuss five major uses of literature review in research.
3.Write brief notes on four of the folloeing
(a)how sociology helps in peoples lives
(b)Intuition and tradition as sources of knowledge
(c)experimental reasearch design
(d)Control and predictive functions of research
(e)Conceptual and operational definitions