USING SECONDARY DATA: APPLIED QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: ED POL 209 or graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Mathematics & Quantitative Reasoning Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Analyze existing data to answer research questions about educational policy. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Explain data management and variable creation for quantitative research in educational policy. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Identify and employ methods for secondary analysis through a final project on the topic of educational policy. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Use computer software to analyze educational data. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Critically evaluate the strengths and limitations of quantitative research methods and findings in educational research. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Analyze existing data to answer research questions about educational policy. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Explain data management and variable creation for quantitative research in educational policy. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Identify and employ methods for secondary analysis through a final project on the topic of educational policy. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Use computer software to analyze educational data. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Critically evaluate the strengths and limitations of quantitative research methods and findings in educational research. Audience: Graduate