Research Design, Methods, and Ethics in Educational Research

Catalog description

This course is designed as an introduction to educational research focusing on methodologies and ethics in research. Research Design, Methods, and Ethics in Educational Research provides a broad overview of various methodologies to use in educational studies, research and appropriate use for such methods, instruments for data collection, analysis of such data, ethics in research, and other pertinent topics. The major focus of this course is the enhancement of the student’s understanding of applicable and ethical use of methodologies for educational studies based on research, specifically researching a student’s problem of practice which is the basis of their dissertation.