PSYC 6310 Research Design (5 cr.)
This course provides students with a foundation in the design of qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-method approaches to psychological research. Students examine the strengths and limitations of each method and the circumstances for which each approach is considered most appropriate. Students learn how to identify a topic for research and conduct a literature search, and they also discover the importance of scholarly writing. Students learn to write an introduction, a purpose for the study, research questions, and hypotheses; to use theory; to define the significance of the study; and to identify procedures for data collection and analysis that lead to the completion of a research prospectus. Students are exposed to legal and ethical issues associated with participant involvement in research. (Prerequisite: PSYC 6305.)