Research Methods and Applications

Catalog description

This course is an introduction to community-based research design and methods, including the logic of scientific research, research ethics, causal inference, hypothesis formation, measurement theory, survey research, experimental design, qualitative methods, sampling and data analysis applications and salient funding Institutional Review Board issues. The course emphasizes Community-Based Participatory Research best practices, including building community partnerships, cultural competence, community involvement in assessment, issue analysis, research planning, data gathering, and data sharing. Bridges and barriers to the diffusion and application of research results to practice are explored.