Fall 2007 Session

Tuesdays, 4:20pm- 7:00pm (CRN 18826)

150 Education Building          

Graduate Credit: 3 Hours

Course Description:

This course covers basic characteristics of qualitative research, identifies ways to collect and analyze qualitative data, examines ethical issues, critique qualitative studies, and develop proposals.

Course Format:

This course is experiential and involves an active lecture-discussion format. It will involve lecture, class and small group discussions, reading and writing assignments, and student presentations. There will be substantial emphasis on learning to access and utilize the research literature, to critically analyze the results of published research, to design qualitative studies, and to translate research into practical applications in professional contexts.