4 credits
Education professionals are provided with core knowledge and skills for designing quantitative research at the doctoral level, including understanding data analysis and applying statistical concepts in this course. They explore classical quantitative research designs and common statistical tests, the importance of quality assurance, and ethical and social change implications of conducting quantitative research and producing knowledge. Education professionals approach statistics from a problem-solving perspective with emphasis on selecting appropriate statistical tests for a research design. They use statistical software to calculate statistics and interpret and present results. Education professionals will apply and synthesize their knowledge and skills by developing a quantitative research plan.