Projects
This page is a curated collection of well-written, step-by-step guides for learning Sociology through hands-on, project-based practice.
What I cannot create, I do not understand — Richard Feynman.
These projects are meant to support learning throughout the curriculum, not only at the end.
By building, writing, creating, or reconstructing real artifacts in the field, learners develop practical understanding alongside theoretical study.
Tutorials
- Ethnography
- Theoretical Framework
- Monograph
- Survey Instrument
- Case Study
- Field Note System
- Sociological Argument
Write your own ethnography
- Five Simple Steps for Helping Students Write Ethnographic Papers (Step-by-step guide)
- Writing an Ethnography (Procedural steps with audience/thesis focus)
- How to Write An Ethnography (Essential components tutorial)
Construct your own theoretical framework
- What Is a Theoretical Framework? sociology Guide to Organizing (3-step process)
- Theoretical Frameworks sociology Examples & Strategies (Step-by-step development)
- How to write a theoretical framework (Practical writing guide)
Write your own monograph
- How to write a monograph? (Guidelines for structure/process)
Design your own survey instrument
- 8.4: Designing Effective Questions and Questionnaires (Step-by-step construction/pretesting)
- Tutorial: Introduction to Survey Design (Basics with evaluation)
Conduct your own case study
- Writing a Case Study (Procedural guide to examination/analysis)
- How to Do Case Study Research (Step-by-step method curriculum)
Create your own field note system
- A Simple Introduction to the Practice of Ethnography and Guide to Ethnographic Fieldnotes (Practical fieldnotes advice)
Write your own sociological argument
- Writing for Sociology - second edition (Comprehensive writing process)