AEE 578--Scientific Inquiry in Agricultural and Extension Education Fall Semester 2009 Department of Agricultural and Extension Education College of Agriculture and Life Science North Carolina State University

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Course Information

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Description Instructor Goals Prerequisites Text/Web Site Library Resources Assignments Grading Attendance Policy Academic Integrity Laboratory Safety Students with Disabilities Field Trip Policy How a Web Course Works

Class 1 -- (Aug. 24) The Nature of Research/Types of Research         Class 2 -- (Aug. 31) Identifying the Research Problem      Sept. 7 --  (Labor Day) No Class Class 3 – (Sept. 14) Variables, Hypotheses and Measurement Scales Class 4 – (Sept. 21) The Ethics of Research/The IRB (Institutional Review Board) Process Class 5 – (Sept. 28) Preparing Research Proposals and Grant Applications Class 6 - (Oct. 5) Locating and Reviewing Related Literature Class 7 – (Oct. 12) Sampling Class 8  – (October 19) Instrumentation Class 9  – (Oct. 26) Validity and Reliability Class 10 – (Nov. 2) Conducting Survey Research in Agricultural and Extension Education Class 11 – (Nov. 9) Conducting Experimental and Time Series Research in Agricultural and Extension Class 12 – (Nov. 16) Conducting Qualitative Research in Agricultural and Extension Education Class 13 – (Nov. 23) The Analysis of Data in Agricultural and Extension Research  Class 14 - (Nov. 30) Reporting/Reading Research in Agricultural and Extension Education  Final Exam Week (Dec. 7) - Final Exam

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