Prerequisites: Either SRM 502 or SRM 602. Advanced research designs, concepts and methods. Required of all specialist and doctoral candidates.
Prerequisites: SRM 602, SRM 603, SRM 610, and PSY 674 or equivalent; additional course work in research design, measurement and statistics is recommended. Seminar is designed to acquaint advanced doctoral students with selected current issues in the field of research methodology. Topics will vary based on instructor and student interest.
Prerequisite: SRM 551, SRM 614. Introduces multivariate data structures including geometrical properties and interpretations, the multivariate normal distribution, multivariate one- and two-sample tests on mean vectors and covariance matrices, MANOVA, and profile analysis.
Prerequisites: SRM 502 and either concurrent enrollment in or completion of SRM 700. Skills and strategies for effective consulting in research, statistics, and evaluation. Students will learn about good consulting practice and will gain hands-on experience in oral and written communication with clients.
Prerequisite: SRM 552. The theoretical fundamentals of mathematical statistics and inference including: limiting distributions, statistics and sampling distributions, point estimation, sufficiency and completeness, interval estimation, and tests of hypotheses.
Consent of instructor. Work with faculty member on professional endeavors such as research, writing, course planning or public service. Requires 3 hours per week for each credit. S/U graded. Repeatable, maximum nine credits.
Prerequisite: SRM 670. Advanced methodological techniques for program evaluation. Topics include tailoring evaluations to the needs of clients and stakeholders, diagnostic procedures and needs assessments, program monitoring and judging the impact of programs.
Required of all doctoral students. Doctoral students must earn 4 hours as partial fulfillment of requirements for the doctorate. Check with the Graduate School regarding appropriate procedures and formats. S/U graded. Repeatable, maximum of four credits.
Required of all doctoral candidates. Must earn 12 hours as partial fulfillment of requirements for the doctorate. Dissertation must be approved by and defended before the dissertation committee. S/U graded. Repeatable, no limitations.