CJFS 3140 - Research Methods and Data Analysis

Goals: To introduce the research methods and quantitative and qualitative data analysis techniques used in criminal justice research and practice.

Content: This course covers the research process; research ethics; qualitative and quantitative research designs; sampling techniques; data collection, processing, and analysis; and writing and reporting research results.

Prerequisites: One of the following courses with grade of C- or higher: CJFS 1120, PSCI 1000, SJSC 1100, or SJSC 1110; and one course in statistics with grade of C- or higher: MATH 1200 or QMBE 1310

Credits: 4