2014-2015 Graduate Bulletin

PSY 738 Advanced Research Methods

30 HOURS PLUS CONFERENCES 

This course addresses advanced issues in conducting research in forensic mental health, including experimental and non-experimental research design and methods, theory development and the conceptualization of research problems, the formation of testable hypotheses and the use of statistics, operationalizing and measuring variables, ethical issues, analysis and interpretation of findings, and the development of a research proposal. These issues will be considered in the context of readings and presentations related to current forensic psychology faculty research.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

PSY 715