3 semester credits
Understanding, evaluating, and using research effectively are critical skills for adult learning professionals. In this course, education professionals work toward gaining the knowledge required to be critical consumers of research, understand the language of research, and apply research and inquiry skills to the field of adult learning. Through various conceptual and practical course assignments, they build competence in analyzing trends, assess emerging knowledge, and learn to use a variety of tools to access and evaluate quantitative and qualitative research.