CRJU 8309 - Advanced Research Design

Three credit hours.

This course provides an in-depth overview of quantitative social research methods. Some of the topics discussed will include specific methodological issues experienced by researchers in criminology and criminal justice. Students will be trained on a variety of research techniques commonly employed by criminologists and other social researchers including experimental and quasi-experimental design, survey research, and other quantitative methods. Students will become accustomed to considering research questions and hypotheses and selecting appropriate research method(s) to test these questions/hypothesis. This course will prepare students to connect research questions and interests with appropriate research designs.