CRP 7201 - Research Design

Fall, Spring. 3 credits. Student option grading.

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This course will help Ph.D. students select appropriate research design and field methods for dissertation research. The course provides a comprehensive review of the research design process and will result in each student developing his/her dissertation proposal. The course focuses on articulating research objectives, managing the research process, ethics, funding and professional development as a scholar. The course also explores how to select the appropriate data collection strategy: case studies, interviews, focus groups, surveys and archival data as well as a review of major approaches to quantitative or qualitative analysis.