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Master
Research I
Identify Research vs. Position Papers
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Research II
One Research Course that covers both
qualitative and quantitative
Assessment and evaluation to be embedded In depth study of case studies also an
in course
introduction to the other three types of
qualitative research; ethnographic studies,
phenomenological studies and grounded
theory.
In-depth study of basic inferential statistics:
t test, ANOVA, correlation and descriptive
statistics, type I and type II errors,
confidence intervals, and factor analysis
Research Overview:
Qualitative and Quantitative
Qualitative: explore surveys and single
subject designs; (time series designs) also
ABAB designs, basic cases studies;
interview techniques
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Research III—9 hours
I. Qualitative Research (3 hours)
a. Design and how to analyze
b. Case Study model to include coding,
themes, content specific; validity and
reliability; types of software for qualitative
analysis; interviewing, focus groups,
observation protocols; types of questions
c. Introduce Ethnographic and other
qualitative research strategies but probably
not encourage ethnographic studies due to
length of time involved
II. Quantitative Research (3 hours)
a. Design and how to analyze
b. design types--experimental/ quasiexperimental/correlational
c. Test statistics: t test, ANOVA,
MANOVA, Non-parametric analysis such as
Chi-square, Mann-Whitney U and effect size,
multicollinearity, factorial designs,
regression, trend analysis (linear and
curvilinear regression), path analysis and
analysis of covariance
Meta analysis is introduced but not
encouraged as a dissertation analysis
Quantitative: measurement scales, types of
reliability (split half, inter-rater, alternate
form, test retest, and internal consistency),
types of validity (face, predictive, content,
construct, and concurrent), descriptive
statistics, collect and analyze at a basic
level—t test; ANOVA
Incorporate faculty research throughout program levels to inform and model research in practice
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Master
Students emerge from program being good
consumers of research
can read and critique
identify valid and reliable research
understand and be fair (?)
know different types of journals—refereed and
non-refereed
levels of refereed journals
Action Research:
design and complete action research at the
classroom level for most departments
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III. Research Design/Proposal (3 hours)
First level for full admission to Doctoral
program—
a. Write research intent (1-2 pages) that must
be defended during an oral defense to a
dissertation committee of at least three
faculty members
b. 4 Written questions developed by
committee based on research intent paper are
given to candidate before oral defense.
Candidate has one month to answer
questions.
c. may create instruments and pilot;
complete an item analysis to ascertain
reliability and validity
Applied Field Research
Dissertation—minimum 9 hours
Final project (needs to be a bound thesis
Second defense—first 3 chapters
project) to be data driven
(dissertation proposal)
Qualitative or quantitative or both
Final defense—completed dissertation
May serve as pilot for a dissertation or be a
capstone experience for the Specialists
Development of research problems may be
collaborative between departments and result
with individual capstone paper.
Suggest shared subcommittees between department when topics overlap