Research Proposal Development

Catalog description

This course builds on the action research course to more clearly define the rationale and procedures of educational and social science research. The course is designed for our first -year doctoral students. Topics will include the nature and purpose of research, planning and conducting research, critiquing and evaluation rsearch, sampling, survey and experimental design, evaluation research, naturalistic observationand inquiry, measurement and methods of data collection, ethics, and the use of computers in data analysis. Methods are considered for collecting both quantitative and qualitative data. Students will build on prior project ideas, concepts, and research practice to more fully develop into their Dissertation of Practice topic. This course has two objectives: to increase participants' knowledge of methods for making causal inferences in quantitative research, and to provide participants with a forum for presenting and receiving feedback on their research topic for the Dissertation of Practice.