Spring 2021 Course Information
Community Analysis: Introduction to Methods
| University: |
South Dakota State University |
| Course Number: |
CD 604 |
| Credit Hours: |
3 credit hours - $590 per credit |
| Start/End Dates: |
January 11, 2021 - May 07, 2021 |
Course Description
This course introduces research methods relevant to community development and gives attention to research ethics and inclusiveness. Course topics include how to formulate and begin research, how to collect data, and how conceptual frameworks are used to develop research questions and analyze data. The course emphasis is on strategies for reporting findings, applying findings in community action, and methods of evaluating the entire research process.
Contacts
Instructor
Meredith Redlin
Office: 605-688-4084
meredith.redlin@sdstate.edu
Campus Coordinator
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Disability Support Services
To request accommodations for this course, contact the disability support office at your home university. You must register each semester and for each course. Read more about the Great Plains IDEA process for requesting accommodations.
Textbooks
Practical Research: Planning and Design. 2010. Boston, MA. ISBN 11: 0-13-715242-6 (additional ISBN)
Leedy, Paul D. and Jeanne Ellis Ormrod
Edition: 9th Edition
ISBN: 139780137152421
Publisher: Pearson Publications
The Community in Urban Society. 2012. ISBN 10: 1-57766-741-7 (alternate ISBN)
Lyon, Larry and Robyn Driskell
Edition: 2nd Edition
ISBN: 139781577667414
Publisher: Waveland Press
Course Access
Your username and password for D2L will be the same when you first log in. For example, if your name is MaryJo McCullough, then your username will be MaryJo.McCullough and your password will be MaryJo.McCullough. Usernames and passwords are case sensitive and you will be required to change your password once you have logged in.
If you have trouble completing any of the steps above, forget your password, or have any questions, please contact the SDSU Support Desk at 605-688-6776 for assistance.
Exam Proctor
This course does not require an exam proctor.
Synchronous Components
This course does not include synchronous components.
