MED 6360 Foundations of Research

MED 6360 is designed to develop discriminating consumers of research. Candidates will develop the professional knowledge, skills, and dispositions for critical inquiry, analysis, interpretation, and evaluation of research.

Credits

Credits 3 sh

Cross Listed Courses

N/A

Prerequisite

N/A

Corequisite

N/A

Course Types

This is a core course in the M.Ed. Program.

Offered

• Fall

Previous Course Number

MED 636

Notes

This is an online course.

Course Outcomes

1. Candidates in MED 636 will
   LO 1: Explain the role of research in the development of theory and practice
2. LO 2: Distinguish among research approaches and designs
3. LO 3: Critique published research studies and appraise the research methods employed
4. LO 4: Recognize ethical and political issues associated with research
5. LO 5: Understand the process for obtaining Human Subjects approval
6. LO 6: Identify and evaluate methods for sampling and data collection
7. LO 7: Distinguish and apply quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods data analysis approaches.