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1.00 Credits
This course introduces basic statistical concepts and their application in social research building, elementary statistical methods and applications, descriptive statistics, random variables, sampling distribution, estimation, hypothesis tests. The course also provides an introduction to data analysis using SPSS computer software.
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3.00 Credits
Model Building & Validation I introduces fundamental concepts in theory-based model building and validation. In this course students will develop, explore, refine and validate a range of models appropriate for addressing their problem of practice including classification models, process models, variance models, and articulating nomological networks. In particular, the course will focus on effective conceptualizations of causation, control, mediation, and moderation. Further, foundational statistical techniques such as tests of assumptions of the data, exploratory factor analysis, and regression and path analysis will be introduced. Prereq: Must be enrolled in the DM Program.
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3.00 Credits
Building upon the first course in Model Building & Validation, this course will guide students through the theoretically-grounded variance models that are required for testing through structural equation modeling (SEM) in the quantitative portion of their research. Fundamental concepts in model testing will be reinforced using path analysis, and will include a deeper exploration of moderation by addressing topics such as moderated mediation and interaction effects. Beyond the analysis the course will emphasize precise and accurate formulation of theoretical models and associated reasoning, as well as careful interpretation of findings. The class will also delve into testing of data assumptions and prepare students for the model testing portion of their capstone assignments. Prereq: Must be enrolled in the DM Program.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
This course is part of the qualitative research sequence which began with EDMP 638, Qualitative Research Methods I. In this qualitative fieldwork course, students will conduct a series of interviews based on the research proposal and interview guide which they developed in EDMP 638. Students are expected to complete their interviews and work with faculty to begin initial analysis of the interview data.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
This course is dedicated to individualized student research. Student research objectives and plans are implemented through qualitative and quantitative fieldwork, report preparation, and manuscript development and submission.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
This course is dedicated to the design, development and execution of the student's individualized research work. Each student will be expected to develop a proposal for research work that aims to empirically test a conceptual model to address a significant substantive problem. Following faculty approval and feedback, each student will be expected to conduct field work for data collection in accord with a research design that yields high quality data. Completion of the course requirements will rest on the satisfactory completion the fieldwork as per guidelines provided in the course.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
This course is dedicated to the execution and completion of student's individualized research work. Each student will be expected to execute a research study to provide reliable and valid conclusions using rigorous quantitative methodologies and write a publishable quality paper for submission to faculty for approval. It is highly desired that student papers be submitted for presentation and publication at appropriate academic and/or practitioner outlets. Completion of the course requirements will rest on the satisfactory completion and submission of the research paper as per guidelines provided in the course.
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3.00 Credits
The aim of this course is twofold. First, it supports students organizing and writing their DM thesis overview or their PhD thesis proposal. Also discussed are ways to organize and communicate in scientific genres, their aims and their generic properties. Secondly, students become acquainted with scientific communication and publishing. Effective reviewing, criteria for judging articles and theses, management of review processes, and how to communicate and respond to reviews are topics discussed. The course also addresses publication strategies and ways of managing and communicating scientific and managerial knowledge to different stakeholders. Prereq: Must be enrolled in the DM Program.
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3.00 Credits
This course begins participants' three-year research experience. Energized by one's personal passion and commitment to the topic, we seek for the work to be accomplished at a level that makes it worthy of widespread dissemination and influence as engaged scholars. The goal in this course is to prepare students to develop their minds as scholars by understanding the world of research; develop a research identity by identifying one's research domain; learn to read academic literature and write in a scholarly style; work with academic literature to identify and digest concepts and theories that inform research on that problem; begin to develop a conceptual model that abstracts how the world may be functioning in that problem domain and points to a research question that can guide the next stage of the research. The final deliverable for this course is to present the research topic with substantiation for its significance, relevance and timeliness in the management field. This would include the research question(s); the literature review; and proposed qualitative methodology and analytical approach(es).
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3.00 Credits
The goal of this course is to introduce doctoral students to the nature and practice of design as a strategy of inquiry as well as a mode of action in addressing the problems of creating and managing sustainable human systems. The objectives are (1) to introduce the conceptual framework of design, (2) the nature of human interaction as seen from the perspective of design, (3) the intellectual and practical strategies of design, (4) the methods and techniques of design that are relevant to the study and design of sustainable human systems, and (5) the nature of "wicked problems" and the ethical issues of design, with special attention to the place of human dignity in the design of sustainable systems. The course will employ key elements of the literature of design, close reading and discussion, and exercises that explore the concepts and methods of design. Prereq: Must be enrolled in the DM Program.
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