Schedule - Understanding Research
| Date | Topic | Flavor | Deliverable | Readings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 30 | Syllabus, Introductions, Ethical Conduct of Research | |||
| Sep. 6 | What is a research question? | |||
| Sep. 13 | Qualitative research design | Assignment 1 | ||
| Sep. 20 | Qualitative data collection | Project 1 | ||
| Sep. 27 | Qualitative data analysis | Historical | ||
| Oct. 4 | No class meeting | Assignment 2 | ||
| Oct. 11 | Quantitative research design | Clinical | Project 2 | |
| Oct. 18 | Quantitative data collection | Systems | Project 3 | |
| Oct. 25 | Quantitative data analysis (descriptive) | Internet | Assignment 3 | |
| Nov. 1 | Quantitative data analysis (inferential) | Data-centered | ||
| Nov. 8 | Writing and presenting research findings | Action | ||
| Nov. 15 | Mixing methods | Usability | Assignment 4 | |
| Nov. 22 | Other issues in research | |||
| Nov. 29 | Poster presentations | Project 4 |
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