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 (2020). Publication manual of the American psychological association (7^th ed.). Author. ISBN: 9781433832178

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.

YOUR INSTRUCTOR

Professor:        Shanda L Watson, MS, MSW, LCSW

Office:                      N/A                                 

Email:                       *swatson@centralmethodist.edu
                                                               

Fax:                                                          *660-287-7098 (Cell)

Virtual Office Hours:    I am available online by appointment.  Please call, email or text more specific times. 

* Note that all communication needs to be documented within the Communication with Instructor Discussion Forum.  You may call or fax me any time between 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m, but the conversation needs to be documented in this forum.  It will be the responsibility of the student to document this communication.  If you email me, you will be asked to copy your message to this forum.  I will only reply to you within the Communication with Instructor Discussion Forum. 

About the Professor

• Graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 2002 with a Bachelor of Social Work
• Graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 2004 with a Master of Social Work degree in Clinical Mental Health
• Graduated from Capella University in 2017 with a Master of Science Psychology specialization in Educational Psychology. 
• Worked as a College Counselor for seven years. 
• Worked as mental health counselor in the Sedalia community before opening up my own private practice.
• Owner of a clinical mental health practice in Cole Camp, Missouri for 4.5 years.  I specialize in working with children, adolescents, their families, couples and individual adults. My areas of focus include; physical disabilities, psychotherapy, ADD/ADHD, anger management, crisis counseling, academic counseling, relationship issues, self-defeating patterns, life transitions, plus life enhancement and balancing strategies.  I have experience with varied socio-economic and cultural backgrounds. 
• Began teaching for State Fair Community College in 2004, on-line courses for Central Methodist in the summer of 2011, and Graduate Adjunct Professor in 2013.
• Behavioral Health Coordinator at Golden Valley Memorial Healthcare in 2016 to current.