本課程為社會學系必修課程，修習時間為一年。在這一年中，我們希望努力達成以下的目標:
 對研究設計及方法有基本的認識
 能審慎評估所閱讀的社會學文獻
 能選擇適合的研究方法對有興趣的題目進行研究
 了解研究人類行為的限制及相關問題
 欣賞與認識量化與質化研究的長處和弱點，了解單一研究方法的限制
 為未來更深入的研究或就業奠立基礎

This course is a required course in the Department of Sociology and takes one year to study. During this year, we hope to achieve the following goals:
 Have a basic understanding of research design and methods
 Be able to critically evaluate the sociological literature read
 Ability to choose appropriate research methods to conduct research on topics of interest
 Understand the limitations and related issues of studying human behavior
 Appreciate and understand the strengths and weaknesses of quantitative and qualitative research, and understand the limitations of a single research method
 Lay the foundation for more in-depth research or employment in the future

教科書：
Babbie, Earl. 2013. The Practice of Social Research. 13th edition. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Cengage Learning. [代號: EB]
中譯本：Babbie, Earl著、林秀雲譯，2013，《社會科學研究方法》。台北市:新加坡商聖智學習。

其他指定閱讀資料：
Alford, Robert R.著、王志弘譯，2011，《好研究怎麼做—從理論、方法、證據構思研究問題》。台北市：群學。（Alford, Robert R, 1998, The Craft of Inquiry: Theories, Methods, Evidence. New York: Oxford University Press.） [代號: RA]（We will read Chapter 2 & 3.）

Booth, Wayne C., Gregory G. Colomb, and Joseph M. Williams著、陳美霞、徐碧卿、許甘霖譯，2009，《研究的藝術》。台北市：巨流。（Booth, Wayne C., Gregory G. Colomb, and Joseph M. Williams, 2008, The Craft of Research. 3rd edition. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.）[代號: BCW]（We will read Chapter 3 & 4.）

Neuman, W. Lawrence. 2011. Social Research Methods: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches. 7th edition. Boston: Pearson Education, Inc. [代號: NWL]
（We will read Chapter 6-7 & 13.）

畢恆達，2010，《教授為什麼沒告訴我：2010全見版》。台北縣：小畢空間。[代號: 畢-10] （We will read page 5~88.）

瞿海源、畢恆達、劉長萱、楊國樞編，2015，《社會及行為科學研究法：總論與量化研究法》。台北市：台灣東華。[代號: 瞿-15] （We will read Chapter 2 & 4.）

尚有其他教材上課補充。

Textbook:
Babbie, Earl. 2013. The Practice of Social Research. 13th edition. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Cengage Learning. [Code: EB]
Chinese translation: Babbie, Earl, translated by Lin Xiuyun, 2013, "Social Science Research Methods". Taipei City: Cengage Learning, Singapore.

Other designated reading materials:
Alford, Robert R., translated by Wang Zhihong, 2011, "How to Conduct Good Research—Conceiving Research Questions from Theory, Method, and Evidence". Taipei City: Qunxue. (Alford, Robert R, 1998, The Craft of Inquiry: Theories, Methods, Evidence. New York: Oxford University Press.) [Code name: RA] (We will read Chapter 2 & 3.)

Booth, Wayne C., Gregory G. Colomb, and Joseph M. Williams, translated by Chen Meixia, Xu Biqing, and Xu Ganlin, 2009, "The Art of Research." Taipei City: Juliu. (Booth, Wayne C., Gregory G. Colomb, and Joseph M. Williams, 2008, The Craft of Research. 3rd edition. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.) [Code name: BCW] (We will read Chapter 3 & 4.)

Neuman, W. Lawrence. 2011. Social Research Methods: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches. 7th edition. Boston: Pearson Education, Inc. [Code: NWL]
(We will read Chapter 6-7 & 13.)

Bi Hengda, 2010, "Why Didn't the Professor Tell Me: 2010 All-Seeing Edition". Taipei County: Xiaobi Space. [Codename: Bi-10] (We will read page 5~88.)

Qu Haiyuan, Bi Hengda, Liu Changxuan, Yang Guoshu (eds.), 2015, "Social and Behavioral Research Methods: General Introduction and Quantitative Research Methods". Taipei City: Taiwan Donghua. [Codename: Qu-15] (We will read Chapter 2 & 4.)

There are other teaching materials to supplement the class.