SBP 635E - Research Design and Validity

Course Objectives

1. To explain universal research design and methodology processes,
2. To identify and evaluate alternative research designs and data collection strategies,
3. To approach research through critical thinking,
4. To encourage principles of ethics and logic in scientific research,
5. To determine successful and reliable research outcomes.

Course Description

The role of research in policy-making; Major practical, theoretical, and philosophical underpinnings of research with a contextual and practical emphasis on planning and its sister fields; Formal principles of research design as they apply to both qualitative and quantitative methods; Comparative advantages and disadvantages of different data collection methods; Universal ethical principles of research design.