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Campus | Bryn Mawr |
Semester | Spring 2023 |
Registration ID | CITYB217001 |
Course Title | Topics in Research Methods-Planning and Policy Analysis |
Credit | 1.00 |
Department | Growth and Structure of Cities |
Instructor | Restrepo,Lauren Hansen |
Times and Days | MW 01:10pm-02:30pm
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Room Location | CAN315 |
Additional Course Info | Class Number: 1974 This is a topics course. Course content varies.; Current topic description: This course is a hands-on introduction to research methods useful to students interested in urban planning and policy analysis. It will provide students with the practical skills needed to design, conduct, and analyze original research of the complexity of a thesis-length project. Specifically, students will build knowledge and experience in research design (how to craft a good research question and match methods to the question), research methods (quantitative methods involving analysis of pre-existing large-n survey data and the qualitative methods of case study, content analysis, and interviewing), and data analysis (basic descriptive and inferential statistical analysis using Excel and SPSS along with qualitative data analysis using computer-assisted qualitative data analysis). No computer programming is required or taught. Approach: Quantitative Methods (QM); Haverford: B: Analysis of the Social World (B), Social Science (SO) Enrollment Cap: 24; If the course exceeds the enrollment cap the following criteria will be used for the lottery: Majors and minors by class (seniors then juniors) then Seniors, then Juniors, then Sophomores; |
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