M.A. Plan B research course list

Qualitative methodology

CI 8148—Conducting Qualitative Studies in Educational Contexts
(3.0 cr; prereq CI M.A. or Ph.D. student or #)
Introduction to use of qualitative research methods. Ethnography, sociolinguistics, symbolic interactionism. Emphasizes observation.

EDPA 5056—Case Studies for Policy Research
(3.0 cr; A-F only)
Qualitative case study research methods and their applications to educational policy and practice. Emphasis on designing studies that employ open-ended interviewing as primary data collection technique.

EDPA 5061—Ethnographic Research Methods
(3.0 cr)
Practice in aspects of field methodology below the level of full field study; detailed reading; analysis of studies in anthropology and education for methodological content.

EPSY 5247—Qualitative Methods in Educational Psychology
(3.0 cr; prereq Grad student)
Introduction to qualitative methods of inquiry. Contrasting different research traditions (e.g., case study, phenomenology, ethnography, social interactionism, critical theory). Practice with field notes, observations, and interviewing. Use of NVIVO to track/code data.

Quantitative methodology

EPSY 5261—Introductory Statistical Methods
(3.0 cr; prereq =5231, =5263)
Application of statistical concepts/procedures. Graphs, numerical summaries. Normal distribution, correlation/regression analyses, probability, statistical inferences for one or two samples. Hypothesis tests, Chi-square tests. Conceptual understanding/application of statistics.

EPSY 5262—Intermediate Statistical Methods
(3.0 cr; prereq 5261 or equiv)
Application of statistical concepts/procedures. Analysis of variance, covariance, multiple regression. Experimental design: completely randomized, block, split plot/repeated measures.

EPSY 8261—Statistical Methods I: Probability and Inference
(3.0 cr; prereq [5261 or equiv], grad student)
Advanced theory, derivations of quantitative statistics. Descriptive statistics, probability, normal distribution. One-/two-sample hypothesis tests, confidence intervals. Chi square tests. One-way analysis of variance, follow up tests.

EPSY 8262—Statistical Methods II: Regression and the General Linear Model
(3.0 cr; prereq 8261 or equiv)
Analysis of variance designs (two-/three-way), repeated measures, correlation, simple/multiple regression methods, non-parametric procedures, multivariate analyses.

Combined methods

EPSY 5216—Introduction to Research in Educational Psychology
(3.0 cr; A-F only; prereq 5261 or other intro statistics course)
Introduction to educational research, leading students through the basic steps involved in designing and conducting a research study. Topics include reviewing literature, formulating research problem, using different approaches to gather data, managing and analyzing data, and reporting results.

EPSY 5243—Principles and Methods of Evaluation
(3.0 cr)
Introductory course in program evaluation; planning an evaluation study, collecting and analyzing information, reporting results; overview of the field of program evaluation.

EPSY 5244—Survey Design, Sampling, and Implementation
(3.0 cr; prereq [5221 or 5231 or 5261 or equiv], [CEHD grad student or M.Ed. student])
Survey methods, including mail, phone, and Web-based/e-mail surveys. Principles of measurement, constructing questions/forms, pilot testing, sampling, data analysis, reporting. Students develop a survey proposal and a draft survey, pilot the survey, and develop sampling/data analysis plans.

Discipline specific courses

Require pre-approval by adviser

COMM 5461—Conversation Analysis
(3.0 cr; prereq Ling 3001 or Ling 5001)
Discourse processes in dyadic and multiparty conversation. Application of concepts through analysis of conversations.

COMM 5462—Field Research in Spoken Language
(3.0 cr; prereq 5461, Ling 3001 or Ling 5001)
Transcribing and analyzing verbal communication and movement related to it. Applying concepts to recorded conversations.

LING 8531—Research Methods in Language Acquisition
(3.0 cr; prereq [5001, 5505] or #)
Based on review of published research, students design and carry out their own studies, writing/presenting research reports at end of term. Focuses on first or second language acquisition, or both, depending on instructor.

EPSY 8694—Research in Special Education
(3.0 cr)
Design and implementation of research related to the unique developmental characteristics of exceptional learners.

Hist 8015—Scope and Methods of Historical Studies
(3.0 cr)
Development of historical studies over time (especially in 19th and 29th centuries). Methodologies currently shaping historical research. Theoretical developments within the discipline during the 19th and 20th centuries.

Revised August 2004