IHS 6300 - Designing and Conducting Health and Human Services Research

Provides students who are beginning to plan their dissertation research an opportunity to learn about formulating and focusing research questions, collecting and managing data, and analyzing and evaluating data. Topics included in this course include commonly used true and quasi-experimental research designs, threats to internal and external validity of research results, and scaling of data. Ethical issues in designing, conducting and reporting of research findings will also be discussed, along with issues of multiculturalism in research design. This course offers students an opportunity for development of their dissertation research proposal with guidance from the course instructor and other faculty.

Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Admission to the Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Health Studies or permission of director.

Credits 3 hrs.

Notes:
Open to Graduate Students Only.