INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH INQUIRY

Catalog description

Builds fluency with the basic theoretical and methodological considerations that inform the research process. Illustrates challenges and opportunities social scientists face while designing empirical studies and interpreting data. Surveys theoretical orientations that shape the social science research process. Analyzes researchers’ methods of generating and evaluating data. Generates the elements of a research study, including a literature review, conceptual framework, researchable questions, and data sources. Examines designs used to structure disciplined inquiry.