ECC 511 Research Methods in Education

This course introduces students to various designs and processes in educational research. Students learn how to find, evaluate, and critique published research materials to better inform their own practice and/or policymaking. Upon completion of the course students will have sufficient understanding of educational research to formulate their own educational research proposals for their capstone projects.

Credits

3

Outcomes

1. This course will prepare students to:
2. Demonstrate scholarly research through the analysis of all elements of a research study
3. Examine ethical standards for research with human participants
4. Analyze quantitative and qualitative research methods
5. Evaluate professional and personal actions with the knowledge and appreciation of interconnections among economic, environmental, and social perspectives.
6. Discuss how learning involves recognizing the consequences of one’s actions.