This course provides an introduction to educational research methods, methodologies, and philosophies. Specifically, the course: (1) Familiarizes students with a cross-section of methods available to educational researchers with a focus on methods of analysis; (2) Explores a cross-section of media & technologies available to students for the conduct of research 2.0, including data collection, coding, and analysis (e.g., databases & cybraries, data recording devices, OCR, translation, transcription and visualization apps, questionnaires, researchware, survey servers); (3) Familiarizes students with various rhetorical techniques for reading and writing research and analyzing paradigmatic orientations to inquiry; (4) Addresses challenges and regulation of research ethics and law.
Syllabus
- Download EDUC 500 syllabus (2022s)
- EDUC 500 Major Topics (2022s)
Lecture Notes
- Download EDUC 500 Lecture Notes (2021s)
- Lecture 01: Research Semantics and History
- Lecture 02: Research Ethics & Law
Course Archive
- Download EDUC 500 syllabus (2021s)
- Download EDUC 500 syllabus (2016s)
- Download EDUC 500 syllabus (2014s)
- Download EDUC 500 Lecture Notes (2016s)
Wiki
Link to EDUC 500 Wiki