HSC 5350G - Research Methods

Credits: 4

This course will provide an overview of quantitative and qualitative research methods that are commonly used in the field of exercise and health science. Specifically, the course will focus on acquainting students with skills to identify the questions to address research questions or real-world problems, to understand and apply different study designs, to design different approaches to evaluate a real-world program, and to collect, analyze integrate, and report data. The course format will be a mix of lecture and static workshops. In the workshops, students will work in the computer lab to perform the data analysis and report using statistical software.