Teaching Quantitative Social Science Research Methods Online

Quantitative social science research methods involve the measurement of social phenomena to produce statistical descriptions of populations of interest. Quantitative methods of data collection include surveys, polls and systematic observations. Data generated from these methods or from existing data are analysed using statistical, mathematical and computational techniques.

Online teaching refers to the use by teachers and their students of online, digital technologies to teach and learn quantitative social science research methods courses. The term includes online-only delivery, the use of online resources to supplement place-based, in-person teaching (blended delivery), and the combination of online and place-based, in person teaching (hybrid delivery). Online teaching and learning can involve students and teachers being in the same temporal (synchronous) space or occupying different temporal spaces (asynchronous online teaching).