Introduction to Research Methods in Student Affairs Leadership
ECHD 9405
3 hours
Introduction to Research Methods in Student Affairs Leadership
Course Description
An overview of research methods applied within educational contexts, specifically student affairs and higher education, settings, practice, and leadership.
Athena Title
Research Meth in Stu Aff Lead
Prerequisite
Permission of major
Semester Course Offered
Offered spring
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student learning Outcomes
Students will understand how to describe the role of research for guiding practice.
Students will understand how to describe basic research procedures.
Students will understand how to initiate research questions and statement of problem in the area of student affairs leadership research interest.
Students will understand how to critically analyze the components of student affairs leadership research studies.
Students will understand how to develop an overall knowledge of various quantitative and qualitative student affairs research methodologies.
Students will understand how to complete a structured literature review locating and retrieving relevant studies related to a topic of research interest within student affairs leadership.
Students will understand how to outline a research study related to a topic of research interest within student affairs leadership.
