Qualitative Research Analysis through Applied Research ((3 Credits))

Catalog description

This course provides students with the basic competencies necessary to understand and evaluate the research of others, and to plan and conduct their own research with a minimum of assistance. Topics will include the research process from problem formulation, literature review, research design, and qualitative analysis to report writing and dissemination. Qualitative research methods of data collection will be reviewed, and students will be introduced to action research, a form of self-reflective systematic inquiry by practitioners on their own practice. Students will conduct a small action research project over the course of the semester. This process will involve the identification of a specific issue in the student’s work setting, researching the literature regarding the issue, designing a proposal to solve the issue, implementing the solution (after the proposal has been approved by the SUNY Empire State College Institutional Review Board), and reporting the results. Prerequisites: EDLC 7007 .