General Research Methods I

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This course includes basic research procedures needed in the preparation of thesis or other research reports. Students will develop skills in the reading, analysis, and application of educational and behavioral research. This course will examine the various ways of framing research questions and designing studies, the procedures for generating, analyzing and interpreting both qualitative and quantitative data, and the overarching issue of the validity or generalizability of research claims. Ethical, theoretical, and epistemological issues involved in conducting and reporting research are also addressed and discussed. This course is also designed to provide students with an opportunity to become critical readers of research and to begin thinking about their own future research studies and projects.