HDFS 590: Interdisciplinary Foundations of Research Design in the Behavioral, Health, and Social Sciences
MCAP is excited to introduce an interdisciplinary foundation course in research methods starting in Fall 2024. The course will be the first of its kind to be offered to Purdue graduate students. The course will be taught by Dr. David Purpura (Professor of Human Development and Family Science). There will also be faculty members from departments across CLA and HHS lending their methodological expertise as guest speakers every week.
The topics covered in this course are listed below.
Week 1: Philosophy of Science
Week 2: Research Questions and Hypotheses
Week 3: Theories and Theoretical Framework
Week 4: Concepts and Measurements
Week 5: Ethics in Research (For participants and researchers)
Week 6: Causal Inference
Week 7: Experimental Studies
Week 8: Observational Studies
Week 9: Surveys (Quantitative Research)
Week 11: Sampling and Inference
Week 12: Interviews/ Focus Groups (Qualitative Research)
Week 13: Ethnography / Participant Observation
Week 14: Mixed Methods Design
Week 15: Prediction (Computational approaches)