This course has an assignment that is due by 11:55 pm Central Standard Time on Wednesday night of the first week of class. Failure to complete this assignment will result in your removal from the course for non-participation.

Required Text:

Creswell, J. W., & Creswell, J. D. (2018). Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches (5th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. ISBN: 978-1-5063-8670-6

Additional Resources (Optional):

American Psychological Association. (2010). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. ISBN: 978-1-4338-0561-5

Website:

Additional materials, including videos, quizzes, and sample research proposals and tools, are available at: https://edge.sagepub.com/creswellrd5e

An introduction to research design, social measurement, analytic strategies and applied statistical techniques relevant to the interpretation of social phenomena. Cross-listed with CJ/HI/PS/SO 331. 

Upon successful completion of the course, each participant should be able to:

• Understand the difference between scientific and non-scientific reasoning.
• Examine the ethical problems involved in doing research.
• Learn techniques of quantitative research including: hypothesis creation and testing, questionnaire design and implementation, experiments, and basic data analysis.
• Learn basic techniques in qualitative research including: interviews, observations, and the coding process.
• Learn to understand published research.