SW 638 Advanced Research Design & Methods
This course will cover advanced technical and applied issues of designing and implementing quantitative and qualitative research designs and methods. Specific areas addressed will include: 1) research design trajectories, 2) sampling and recruitment, 3) methods of data collection, 4) variable selection and measurement, 5) data collection, preparation, and management, 6) choice and selection of analytic and statistical models, and 7) ethical issues related to research design. Specific issues relating to research with hard to reach and marginalized populations will be discussed. Participatory action research and translation of researching findings will be discussed within the context of particular research designs.