Fundamentals of Inquiry and Discovery

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** Transfer course offered by NT752 ** 3020. Fundamentals of Inquiry and Discovery. 3 hours. Focuses on how to evaluate information and apply some of the methods commonly used by social scientists from a variety of disciplines to answer questions about social life. Topics include measure concepts, determining the most appropriate method of data collection, constructing a survey instrument, selectin ga sample, conducting the basic data analysis, presenting findings and addressing the ethical and political issues associated with formal research.