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RESEARCH METHODS I

Course Code:
SPMD 480
Active Term:
Fall Term
/ All Years
Course Description:
This course will establish the basis for research in the allied health field. The need for continuing research in all four Sports Medicine tracks will be discussed. The students will understand the difference between qualitative and quantitative research. Experimental and descriptive research methods will be introduced and discussed. Students will understand the components of the literature review. The students will conduct a literature review and develop a research project. Research methodology will be discussed and applied to the students' chosen research project. The students will prepare a research proposal to be presented to the Institutional Review Board for approval. Junior Sports Medicine/Exercise Science majors.
Credit:
2
Instruction methods:
Lecture
Total hours: 15
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