Social Science Research Methods. (3-0) 3 Credit Hours

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Prerequisite: A minimum of 60 semester credit hours, or consent of the instructor. The objective of this course is to introduce social science research methods which are: (a) commonly used in biological research (e.g., human dimensions research, public lands management, medical research) and (b) essential for research directly engaging stakeholders and the public (e.g., citizen science or community-based research). The course engages ethical and legal obligations related to human-subjects research. It introduces 5 different data collection methods: surveys, interviews, focus groups, ethnographic and community-based research methods, and audiovisual/textual artifact analysis (e.g., photographs, etc.). Assignments emphasize writing skills specific to these methods and provide opportunities to actively engage different data collection methods (e.g., via field observations). This course has Differential Tuition.