Research Core Outcomes

1.        Evaluate the scientific method.

2.        Write a publishable dissertation.

3.        Design a qualitative study.

4.        Design a quantitative study.

5.        Write an acceptable dissertation proposal.

6.        Write an acceptable literature review.

7.        Analyze and evaluate research.

8.        Evaluate quantitative and qualitative data.

9.        Critique salient research.

10.      Employ alternative models of thinking.

11.      Conduct ethical research.

 

EDD 809 Advanced Research Writing

EDD 821 Technology for Research

EDD 822 Qualitative Research Methods and Design

EDD 823 Quantitative Research Methods and Design

Course Goal:

To be able to produce a dissertation quality literature review

 

Outcomes:

 

1.        Evaluate the research writing process.

2.        Evaluate APA writing style.

3.        Evaluate the use of primary and secondary sources of research.

4.        Conduct and evaluate effective manual and electronic literature searches.

5.        Employ and evaluate academic/scholarly research writing format.

6.        Evaluate literature content.

7.        Evaluate research ethics.

8.        Evaluate the nature of research.

Course Goal:

To be able to design a comprehensive dissertation proposal.

 

Outcomes:

 

1.        Develop an effective research problem statement.

2.        Create an effective research proposal.

3.        Develop effective research questions and hypotheses.

4.        Evaluate design validity.

5.        Evaluate sampling techniques.

6.        Address critical research issues.

7.        Evaluate the differences between various quantitative and qualitative research designs.

8.        Apply research ethics.

9.        Evaluate the evaluation of data analysis software.

Course Goal:

To be able to design a qualitative research study.

 

Outcomes:

 

1.        Evaluate the applications of various qualitative methods.

2.        Design and evaluate a qualitative research study.

3.        Evaluate qualitative sampling methods.

4.        Develop and evaluate qualitative data collection instruments.

5.        Evaluate researcher and subject qualification requirements..

6.        Evaluate qualitative design validity.

7.        Evaluate qualitative data analysis including coding.

8.        Apply and evaluate research ethics to a qualitative design.

9.        Evaluate qualitative data analysis software.

Course Goal:

To be able to design a quantitative research study.

 

Outcomes:

 

1.        Evaluate the application of various quantitative methods.

2.        Design and evaluate a quantitative research study.

3.        Evaluate quantitative sampling methods and statistical power analysis.

4.        Develop and evaluate quantitative data collection instruments.

5.        Evaluate quantitative design validity.

6.        Evaluate quantitative data analysis models and their specifications.

7.        Evaluate results interpretation techniques.

8.        Apply and evaluate research ethics to a quantitative research design.

9.        Evaluate quantitative data analysis software.

 

EDD 830 Dissertation

Outcomes:

 

1.        Prepare dissertation proposal.

2.        Defend dissertation proposal.

3.        Conduct the dissertation research.

4.        Analyze research data.

5.        Prepare final draft of dissertation.

6.        Defend final draft of dissertation