Course Description
Current issues in special education research.
Athena Title
Research Seminar in Special Ed
Non-Traditional Format
Individual or special projects.
Prerequisite
Permission of department
Semester Course Offered
Offered every year.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
During this course, students will: 1) analyze, synthesize, and evaluate information about (a) the theories and thought processes behind science, research, and teaching; (b) types of research designs and the elements of those designs; (c) the grant writing process; (d) the processes of creating, reporting, and evaluating research and research articles; and (e) research and academic ethics, the responsible conduct of research, the “responsible conduct of academia,” and responsible professional practice; 2) apply this information to the assessment of published primary literature; and 3) use this information to reflect on, and to further, their own present and future practice as educators and/or researchers
Topical Outline
• Conducting a systematic literature review • Library Search Techniques • Grant writing • Measurement issues in research • Specifying a purpose • Designing research questions and hypothesis • Research methodologies; experimental, single-case, qualitative • Critical thinking • Research ethics • Reporting research • Editorial review
Syllabus
Public CV