ADS805: Research & Statistics

 This course is designed to introduce doctoral students to the principles and processes of research. Students will become influential consumers of research by analyzing the literature in a particular area of study and synthesizing the results into material that can be applied to diverse settings. Students will also develop research skills that they might use to assist them in their research and study. In addition, doctoral students will develop or further enhance a cheerful research disposition that will compel them to use research in their leadership positions. This first course of the cohort program includes specific exposure to the Niagara University library and its reference services by library staff to assist Ph.D. candidate research.

1. Understand how to apply the principles and processes of research and ethics in qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods used in Social Sciences research.
2. Identify and describe the elements of reliable and valid research and the means to reduce bias in the study.
3. Present critiques of published research using appropriate concepts in research design.
4. Develop a research design on a topic of their choosing, using an appropriate research methods and statistical techniques.
5. Evaluate, infer, and understand a product, situation, service, or treatment option through statistics. Interpret statistical literature, research articles, and the claims made based on statistics.