PRACTICAL RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS OF EMPIRICAL INQUIRY

EDPOL 603

Examines applied research and evaluation design. Explains the basic components of the research process: conceptualization and measurement, sample selection, and techniques for data generation. Explores and practices research techniques, including survey, focus groups, interviews, etc. Entails a developmental sequence of assignments culminating in a research proposal.

PSYCH 225

General characteristics of scientific method; use of experimental, observational, and correlational research designs; research methods used in psychological science; illustration of core issues in research methods taken from several areas of psychology; lecture, demonstration, and experiments.

INTER-HE 793

Basic techniques: questionnaires, interviews, behavioral observation, sampling, experimental designs and data analysis using computer. Learn to write a research proposal with literature review.

CURRIC 715

Introductory survey of empirical foundations of research. Development of methods and tools of research.

NURSING 803

Focuses on the conduct of research primarily from empirical, analytical traditions. Address the integration of research paradigms, questions, designs, and methods for such research. Compare details, characteristics, strengths and limitations of alternative research designs and methods. Discuss issues and standards for preparing research proposals for different purposes (e.g., institutional review boards for human subjects, NIH) to advance the nursing discipline.