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Subject: Fw: URBDP 498I Advanced Research Design (fwd)
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2001 15:42:41 -0700
> From: Marina Alberti <malberti@u.washington.edu>
>
> URBDP 498I Advanced Research Design
>
> Tue 2:00-3:20 Th 1:00-2:20
> 3 Credits
> Gould 442
>
> Instructor: Marina Alberti
> Department of Urban Design and Planning
> E-mail: malberti@u.washington.edu
> Tel: 206 616 8667
>
> Subject
>
> This course is designed to provide graduate students in the applied
> social and natural sciences with theoretical and practical skills for
> conducting research. Students will be exposed to the issues involved in
> research decisions and to diverse problem-solving strategies at various
> stages of the research process. The course examines the logic of
> scientific inquiry, conceptualization and measurement of social
> phenomena, principles of research design, and alternative methods for
> describing, analyzing, and modeling primary and secondary data. Emphasis
> is given to statistical principles of research design hypothesis testing
> and statistical inference, sampling strategies, and analytical
> approaches to randomized experimental, quasi-experimental, longitudinal
> and cross-comparative studies. Major theoretical issues include: threats
> to internal validity, sampling and external validity, reliability of
> measures, causality, interpretation of statistical analysis and ethics
> in research. Students will learn how to frame a research question,
> develop testable hypotheses, identify and provide operational
> definitions of research variables, select appropriate analytical
> methods, and evaluate alternative research designs and data collection
> strategies.
>
> Prerequisites
>
> Introduction to statistical methods, including the basic idea of random
> sampling, basic probability laws, regression analysis, and statistical
> tests.
>
>


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