STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING      3 Credit Hours

Catalog description

Course provides students with a solid foundation in covariance-based structural equation modeling techniques, and also introduce them to component-based structural equation modeling. Course has a brief review of relevant concepts from the linear regression and multivariate analysis courses and covers structural equation modeling topics such as model specification, identification, estimation, fit and testing of both measurement and structural models. Time is devoted to understanding formative vs. reflective measurement, higher order constructs, mediation and moderation, multi-group analysis and assessing common method bias.