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Research Methods
(80292)
A systematic treatment of research as a practical skill for policy analysis needs assessment, and program evaluation. Emphasis is placed on data sources and data gathering, research models, and research design. This course explores the concepts of measurement, questionnaire design, sampling, hypothesis formulation, coding, and quantification of data, conceptual and operational definitions, computer-aided data analysis using statistical packages, and report writing. Students must design and conduct a major research project using the skills acquired.
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