PADM 5396 Research Methods

This course is the first course in the two course methods/statistics sequence. In this course, students will learn the basic research methods and statistical analyses commonly used in social science research. During the semester, students will learn the fundamentals of the scientific method and scientific inquiry, ethical considerations in research, and quantitative data collection methods. Students will also be introduced to IBM SPSS statistical software and basic univariate and bivariate statistics.

Prerequisite

Three hours of upper-level social sciences research methods and consent of the graduate coordinator.