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2026 Fall > GRAD > HIGHED > HIGHED 753

Research Design in Higher Education

Course #: HIGHED 753

Description:
This course, as the third part of the Higher Education Doctoral Program's research methods sequence, introduces students to research design in educational and social science research, with specific emphasis on higher education. In this class, students will learn how to identify and frame research problems and how to select appropriate research methods. During the course, we will review purpose statements and research questions, experimental and quasi-experimental research designs, survey research, qualitative approaches to data collection, trustworthiness in qualitative research, reliability and validity in quantitative research, sample selection and recruitment, data analysis, and research proposal development.
Pre Requisites:
Pre-requisite: Graduate student in HIGHED

Section Class Number Schedule/Time Instructor Location
01 4010 F
9:00 - 12:00 pm
Szelenyi,Katalin Wheatley-Peters W01-0078
Session: Regular
Class Dates: 09/08/2026 - 12/11/2026
Capacity: 12
Enrolled: 7
Status: Open
Credits: 3/3
Class Notes: The course material costs for this course are unknown
Pre Requisites: Pre-requisite: Graduate student in HIGHED
Course Attributes: Non-degree exclude from list, Course Material Costs Unknown