Research Methods

3.0 credits

This is a three-credit required course that introduces scientific methods. Throughout the course, students will learn about the philosophy, ontology, and epistemology of different quantitative and qualitative research methods. They will be able to understand the relative importance of positivistic perspective as compared to constructivist, post-modernist, and pragmatist perspectives. Students will learn about different academic writing styles, formatting academic writings, articles, and papers for publishing purposes.