About this class
1. Students should understand a general definition of research design.
2. Students should know why educational research is undertaken, and the audiences that profit from research studies.
3. Students should be able to identify the overall process of designing a research study from its inception to its report.
4. Students should be familiar with ethical issues in educational research, including those issues that arise in using quantitative and qualitative research.
5. Students should know the primary characteristics of quantitative research and qualitative research.
6. Students should be able to identify a research problem stated in a study.
7. Students should be familiar with how to write a good introduction to an educational research study and the components that comprise such an introduction.
