學年學期 96學年度第2學期
開課單位 新聞碩一 新聞博一 新聞碩二 新聞博二
課程名稱 (中)社會科學研究工作坊
(英)Social Science Research Workshop
授課教師 李金銓 職稱 客座 教授
課程目標
This seminar is aimed at helping you to develop a thesis proposal. You are
expected to produce at the end of the semester a relatively well-developed
thesis proposal of approximately 20 pages long, exclusive of references.
You are an innate theorist. Theories are “within” you, not “out there.”
It is incumbent upon you to identify your implicit theoretical hunches,
articulate them into a researchable question, and then relate this question
to a certain theoretical framework. In this seminar, we shall address a host
of major issues in the art of research:
‧ What is the logic of social science research? How do you conceptualize a
problem? How do you integrate your life with research?
‧ What are some of the good “models” worth imitating in social science
research? How did some of the leading scholars nurture their ideas, overcome
the difficulties, and bring their projects to fruition?
‧ What are the epistemological and methodological discourses in social
science research?
‧ How can you write a good social science report?
We shall cover the logic of social research, but I do not intend to run a
traditional cook-book method course. Rather, I would like to probe some
meta-theoretical and meta-methdological questions, while analyzing a sample
of exmemplar research that should form our standard of judgment; ultimately I
hope to spark the intellectual passion in you and help you to develop
necessary skills for conducting social research.
上課進度
WEEK 1: Introduction
WEEK 2: Booth et al., Part III (Read at least twice to master this part.)
WEEK 3: Booth et al., Preface and Quick Tips & Part II.
WEEK 4: Rosenberg, 1-3
WEEK 4: Becker (1986), Preface and Chapters 1-5
Rosenberg, 4-5
WEEK 5: Becker (1986), Chapters 6-10.
Rosenberg, finish
WEEK 6: 嚴耕望: 商務繁體字版，1-97； 或辽宁教育简体字版，1-71
李金銓，1－24，317－342
WEEK 7: Becker (1998), Chapters 1-2
WEEK 8: Mills, pp. 195-224 (at least twice)
Becker (1998), Chapters 3-4
WEEK 9: Mills, Chapters 1-3
Hardt, Chapter 2 (pragmatism)
Progress report (I)
WEEK 10: Mills, Chapters 4-6;
Hardt, Chapter 3 (structural-functionalism)
Progress report (II)
WEEK 11: Mills, Chapters 7-10;
Hardt, Chapter 5 (cultural studies)
Progress report (III)
WEEK 12: Presentation
WEEK 13: Presentation
教學方式
The seminar is meant to cover a wide variety of topics through examplers,
readings, discussion, and actual practice. You are expected to write
something every week. I will illustrate many of these issues with my own
experiences. I intend to keep the seminar flexible to encourage spontaneity
and to accommodate the pace of your progress. I welcome suggestions, but
expect commitment.
參考書目
MAIN READINGS
*Becker, Howard, Writing for Social Scientists. (Chicago: University of
Chicago Press, 1986).
Becker, Howard, Tricks of the Trade: How to Think About Your Research While
You’re Doing It. (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1998).
*Booth, Wayne C., Gregory G. Colomb, and Joseph M. Williams, The Craft of
Research. (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1995).
*Mills, C. Wright, The Sociological Imagination. (New York: Oxford University
Press, 1959).
*Rosenberg, Morris, The Logic of Survey Analysis. (New York: Basic, 1968).
李金銓，《超越西方霸權：傳媒與文化中國的現代性》（香港：牛津大學出版社，2004）
*嚴耕望,《治史經驗談》(台北: 商務, 1981) ，《怎样学历史》（辽宁教育出版社，
2006）
Supplemental readings:
Barzun, J., Simple and Direct. (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1994).
Barzun, J. and H. F. Graft; The Modern Researcher. (Boston: Houghton Mifflin,
1992). 3rd ed.
Best, Steven and Douglas Kellner, Postmodern Theory (New York: Guilford
Press, 1991).
Hammond, Phillip and Robert Bellah, eds., Sociologists At Work. (New York:
Basic, 1964).
*Hardt, Hanno, Critical Communication Studies. (London: Routledge, 1992).
Lerner, Daniel and Lyle Nelson, eds., Communication Research: A Half-Century
Appraisal. (Honolulu: University Press of Hawaii, 1977).
Lynd, Robert, Knowledge for What? (Princeton: Princeton University Press,
1970).
Merton, Robert K. , Social Theory and Social Structure (New York: Free Press,
1966).
Tomlinson, J. Cultural lmperialism (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University,
1991).
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