Students will be able to...
            
1.	define researchable questions within the 
field of instructional technology,
            
2.	use both print (e.g., Resources in Education, 
Dissertation Abstracts, Education Index) and electronic (e.g., 
Ask ERIC, GALIN, GALILEO) data bases to locate published 
research and evaluation reports and other significant 
literature related to selected topics within the field of 
instructional technology, 
            
3.	apply evaluative standards to published research and 
evaluation reports,
            
 4.	synthesize and report on published research and 
evaluation studies,
            
5.	plan research and evaluation studies to answer specific 
research questions,
            
6.	describe and analyze data using appropriate 
quantitative and qualitative procedures, and
            
7.	conduct and report the results of an action research 
study.

What is Research?
            
            	Definitions of research and evaluation
            	Research and the practitioner
            	From basic to action research
            	Benefits from research
            
            Defining the Research Question
            
            	Trends in media and technology research
            	Researchable and non-researchable questions
            	Deriving Research Hypotheses
            	Cultural diversity and media research
            
            
            Planning and Conducting a Research Review
            
            	Steps in the Literature Review
            	Primary and Secondary Sources
            	Major sources of information
            	Use of electronic data bases
            	Evaluation of published research reports
            
            Elements of the Research Process
            
            	Major components of a research report
            	Major types of research designs
            	Factors to consider in selecting research 
designs
            
            Survey Research Design
            
            	Strengths and weaknesses of survey designs
            	Validity and reliability within survey research
            	Populations and sample selection
            	Construction of questionnaire items
            
            Designs Dealing with Relationships
            
            	Correlational and causal-comparative designs
            	Control within the research process
            	Internal and external validity
            	Experimental and quasi-experimental designs
            
            Does a Difference Make a Difference?
            
            	Descriptive statistics
            	Inferential statistics
            	Interpretation of probability results
            	Using micro-computer statistics packages
            
            Reporting Results
            	Form and style
            	Publication outlets