This course is an introduction to research methods. It deals primarily with giving you the opportunity to understand fundamental of research, writing research proposals and papers and finally a brief overview of use SPSS for data analysis. This course will cover some data analysis, but not to the point where you should be terrified of the material in question.

Textbook:Need to Know: Social Science Research Methods, by McIntyre, L. J., 2005, McGraw Hill, New York, NY. ISBN: 0-7674-1317-2