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Course Objectives

This course introduces the basic research methodologies used by social scientists.  In this course, different types of research designs will be reviewed, and strengths and weaknesses of each design will be discussed.  This course will also consider ethical standards for conducting research, as well as issues related to the measurement and manipulation of constructs, the analysis of data, and the interpretation of research findings. 

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Lecture slides relating to the poster presentation and the paper (click here).

Final exam review sheet (click here).

TEXTBOOK: Experimental Methodology, 10th edition, by Alan Christensen

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