Research Strategy I - Quantitative

Catalog description

The Research Strategies course is divided into two parts, e (Research Strategies I) and (Research Strategies II). Graduates of our program will be able to create new knowledge and understanding through the process of research and inquiry. This course helps students develop the skills needed to achieve this goal. The emphasis during Research Strategy 1 course is on positivist research and quantitative approaches to research: how to develop hypotheses, evaluation of research designs, sampling approaches, introductory statistics, and validity. In this class we focus on positivist research studies. Applications will come from both the social and natural sciences. Attention will be given to defining variables, designing experiments, and interpreting statistical analyses. Additional contact hours will be met by specific course work designed to be completed online.