Instructor:
Dr. Sally Dresdow
Course
Description: Quantitative and qualitative
approaches to organizational and industrial research. Application of
appropriate research tools to understand interpersonal relationships, analyze
and design jobs, organizations and systems.
Course
Objectives: After
completing this course, students will be able to:
1. Understand
the differences between quantitative and critical approaches to organizational
research and how to use each.
2. Critique
published organizational research articles for differences in methodology,
theory, and use.
3. Practice
writing and framing a problem statement and know how to choose the appropriate
research methodology.
4. Develop
a valid data collection instrument.
5. Understand
various data collection methods for surveys, interpretive, and critical
research.
6. Develop
valid decisions or conclusions based on research data.
7. Interpret
common descriptive statistics (correlation, t test, and Chi Square).
8. Cost
research activities.
9. Evaluate
problem-oriented research.
The students, after taking this course, should be
able to do the following:
1. Evaluate
problem-oriented research
2. Plan
a research project
3. Develop
a research proposal
Text: Leedy & Ormrod. (2007) Practical Research 8th
edition. Englewood Cliffs, NJ:
Prentice Hall.
American
Psychological Association. (2009) Publication
Manual of the American Psychological Assoc. (6th ed. 2nd printing) Washington,
DC: Author.
Artifacts
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Research
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