Applied Qualitative and Quantitative Research

The first part of the course focusses on exploration of qualitative research methods, including theoretical perspectives on qualitative research, sampling strategies and implications, data collection methods and analysis (e.g., content, narrative, discourse, Indigenous). How qualitative research fits into interdisciplinary research and mixed methods research will be discussed. The second part of this course focuses on survey design and analysis, and builds on the introductory quantitative methods introduced in Math 165 Statistics course and complements the qualitative research part of the course. Explores survey-related material and topics such as sampling, measurement, question design, reliability, and validity in addition to the analysis of survey data. Use of quantitative methods in a mixed methods design will be discussed. Prerequisite: Math 165