PA 508 - Research and Analysis

This course explores the appropriateness of various analytic, research and investigative techniques for specific purposes. Students critically examine the nature of information and its various forms of storage and access. Research designs are explored, focusing on qualitative methods, interviewing and other techniques of community-based problem-solving research and applied research. Scholarly standards of query formulation, mechanisms of information retrieval and principles of information evaluation, in relation to both traditional and modern research resources, are emphasized. Two-credit offering only for those students operating under a previous degree plan requiring two (2) credits for this course.
Credits: 3