Regional and Mesoscale Meteorology Branch

A Brief Introduction to Social Science: A course for physical scientists

Introduction

This training session provides a brief introduction to the fundamental ideas behind social science. Comparisons are made between the physical and social sciences, so that the physical scientist can more fully understand the scientific methods used by the social scientists.

Training Session Options

NOAA/NWS students – to begin the training, use the web-based video, YouTube video, or audio playback options below (if present for this session). Certificates of completion for NOAA/NWS employees can be obtained by accessing the session via the Commerce Learn Center

1. YouTube video:

References/Additional Links

• Talking points are available for this lesson and may be printed out to easily review the session in detail at any time.
• Powerpoint version of Training