Spring 2027

Community-based Research: Theory and Practice

Interdisciplinary introduction to community-based, community-engaged, and action-oriented research, applying skills through collaborative projects with a local community partner.

offering recorded3 credits
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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.80 GPA, 90.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades); Spring 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.73 GPA, 90.9% A/AB (n=11 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Examine the different approaches to doing research in communities

  • Think critically about the relationship between researchers and those for whom the research is being done (i.e., the academy and the community)

  • Gain the skills and knowledge necessary to successfully conduct research that is responsive to community needs

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Prerequisites

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CSCS 811

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  • Graduate/professional standing

Professors

Spring 2027

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Spring 2027

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.80 GPA, 90.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades); Spring 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.73 GPA, 90.9% A/AB (n=11 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Community-based, community-engaged, and action-oriented research approaches and methods
  • The relationship between researchers and communities
  • Utilization of research methods in a variety of disciplines

Skills

  • Conducting research that is responsive to community needs
  • Participating in community-based research projects developed collaboratively with a local community partner

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CSCS 811 · Spring 2027

Community-Based Research: Theory and Practice

Recorded 2026-10-14
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