HSP 3710 - Research Methods for Human Services

3(3 + 0)

Prerequisite: At least junior standing; MTH 1210 or PSY 2310 or Permission of instructor

This course allows students to gain the basic competencies and knowledge necessary to evaluate the research of others and to plan and conduct their own research in the human services and related fields. Students will learn the philosophy, tools, and procedures of scientific inquiry and the concepts, assumptions, and terminology of the scientific method. Students will examine the role of previous research and theory in planning research studies and how theory, experience, observation, and related literature lead to hypothesis formulation.