DBA 9103:Survey, Design & Research Methods

3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admission into Coles DBA program.
This course provides an overview of survey designs and qualitative research methods. Several components of the research process will b explored, including research questions and objectives, conceptual and theoretical foundations, and qualitative research approaches. Students pursue their personal research interests and prepare a proposal on how they would conduct research using a qualitative research approach.

The course requires textbooks and supporting articles. Articles provide examples of published research that students examine in class to learn survey designs and qualitative methods. By the end of the course, students should know appropriate survey research designs and how and when to apply qualitative methods.