UPCD 301 - Introduction to Research Methods and Community Analysis

Formerly CDVCTR 301
3 Credit(s) | Lecture | Graded or pass/fail
Course can be counted for credit once

Description:
This course provides an introduction to social research as a tool to understand and develop interventions to address social, physical, and economic problems. Students develop analytic skills and apply them to identify problems, select action strategies and test best practices in community development. Students develop the analytic capabilities to select the appropriate research methods to study, represent, and understand communities. Students develop basic skills in designing and implementing appropriate community studies, and in organizing and interpreting findings and presenting them to multiple audiences.

Course Attribute(s):
Distribution Area: Social & Behavioral Sciences

Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisite: ENVSCI 261 or MATH 125

Corequisite: UPCD 201

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