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SLIS Catalog:
LSC 745 covers the
analysis and evaluation of research studies in library and information
science and the application of analytical
and evaluative
techniques. Surveys research processes, including problem definition, design,
sampling, measurement, data collection and analysis, and the applications
of research findings to solving practical problems of libraries and
information
centers. Includes research design and proposal writing. No previous statistical
or research background required.
Course Prerequisite:
LSC551
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computing
specifics,
and academic
code of conduct.
Course Objective
- To establish an understanding of the nature and paradigms of
research as scientific methods of inquiry
- To build the ability of developing meaningful research questions
and research hypotheses for library and information science research
- To achieve the comprehension of a wide range of qualitative
and quantitative methodologies and to develop the ability to select
the research design and data collection technique appropriate for
a given set of research questions
- To develop the understanding of a real research process by learning
to design a survey instrument and preparing a high quality
research proposal
- To establish basic understanding of descriptive and inferential
statistics, and the ability of using appropriate types
of statistical methods for data analysis
Course Design
The class session will be a combination
of lecture, discussion, demo and practice of specific research design,
instrumentation, and statistical notions.
Computing Specifics
We will be using much Internet resources
and online tools on statistics. We will also learn to perform very basic
sta tistics analysis using
SPSS.
Code of Conduct
and Definition of Plagiarism:
Students are expected to follow the “Code of Student Conduct” established
by the university. Violations of the Code are acts of academic
dishonesty and include but are not limited to plagiarism,
cheating, fabrication, aid of academic dishonesty, and lying to
course instructors. By taking this class and turning in assignments,
you
are agreeing to abide by the Code.
Definition of Plagiarism: Intentionally or knowingly representing
the words or ideas of another as one's own in any academic exercise;
failure to attribute any of the following: quotations, paraphrases,
or borrowed information from print sources or websites; buying
completed papers from other to use as one's own work.
© Rong Tang 2005.
Created by Rong Tang January 2005
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