HD 230 - Research Methods in Human Development

Units: 3

Introduction to research methods and their application in social research. Subjects include: research ethics; research design; conceptualization, operationalization and measurement; indexes, scales and typologies; sampling approaches; experimental designs; survey approaches; qualitative field research; unobtrusive research; evaluation research; qualitative data analysis; and reading and writing social research. May not be taken for credit by students who received credit for: HD 170-3.

Prerequisite(s): HD 220 .