Research Methods and Analytical Techniques for Public Safety Management

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The principles, methods, and techniques of empirical social research necessary to be an effective public safety manager. Topics include the fundamentals of the scientific method and scientific inquiry, ethical considerations in research, basic methods of quantitative and qualitative data collection, and strengths and weaknesses of various data collection methods. The focus of this course is not on mastery of statistics but on the ability to conduct and use research for real-world decision making. 54.00 hours lecture. (Letter grade only)