IDS 3100 - Interdisicplinary Research Methods

3 Credit Hours 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours
Prerequisites ENGL 1102 and MATH 1107 (or equivalent math course depending on major).
Students learn about conducting research from an interdisciplinary perspective, with a focus on social science research strategies. The following topics are introduced advantages and disadvantages of various research methods, designs of studies, collecting and analyzing data, ethical issues involved in research, application of findings, and writing reports and proposals of an interdisciplinary nature. Students design a research project related to a topic of their choosing.