CLD 686 - RESEARCH DESIGN

Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment

Credits: 3

This course is an introduction to research design/methodology in social science research. The course emphasizes conceptualizing and working with the various components of a research inquiry and in particular how these components work together and strengthen the overall research design. Research methods will be discussed as one aspect of research design primarily through reading research reports and through presentations by faculty and students who will discuss this aspect of their research within the context of their overall research project.