Course Description
LDRS 501: Research (3 credit hours)
Being both a knowledgeable consumer and producer of information is essential to being a good leader. This course introduces students to research methods at a level that allows them to understand scholarly and evaluative research findings and to design projects of their own. Topics to be covered include the research process, research ethics, basic quantitative and qualitative research methods, and evaluation research with a particular emphasis on conducting research in applied settings.