Critical Conversations: bridging pathways forward to greater understanding and creative solutions.

PLAN-701 Research Design for Planning Inquiry

3 Credits

  • PLAN-701-01

This course introduces students to the standard elements of social science research design, including qualitative, quantitative, and mixed method techniques. Participant learn to identify critical planning questions, articulate a conceptual framework, situate original research within relevant bodies of existing literature/ knowledge,select appropriate methods and sampling strategies, and consider the ethical and scientific contexts of data collection, analysis, and representation.