Boot Camp #1: Basic Research Methods
Overview of Quantitative Research Methods
Goals: The purpose of this one-day seminar is to provide rudimentary training in research methodology for BEA members who are expected do research in order to earn tenure and promotion, but may not have had formal training in research methods.
This "rookie" Boot Camp uses a combination of seminars and laboratory exercises to explore research methods and the publication process. Using the literature review that we've worked on together this week, we will specify a research question, then apply the methods we are discussing to answer that question. Each step in the research process will be covered, first from a general perspective and then in relation to our group project. This process will allow the group to collect and analyze data for a rudimentary study, with results available by the end of the day.
Schedule: The preliminary schedule is:
• 9:00-9:15 Welcome and introductions
• 9:15-10:15 Overview of Research Process: Theory
• 10:15-10:30 Break
• 10:30-11:30 Overview of Research Process: Methods, Variables, and Measures
• 11:30-12:30 Basic statistics: T-test, ANOVA, and Correlation
• 12:30-1:00 Lunch break
• 1:00-2:30 Group activity: Creating the instruments
• 2:30-3:15 Group activity: Data analysis
• 3:15-3:30 Break
• 3:30-4:00 Writing the research report
• 4:00-5:00 Publishing your results/where to submit?
There will also be a follow-up session on Tuesday during BEA to finalize the Survey Faculty and Facility:
The session will be conducted at the Greenspun School of Journalism at UNLV by members of the BEA Research Division including Tim Brown (Univ. of Central Florida), Jeff Wilkinson (Houston Baptist) and Dan Stout (Univ. of Nevada Las Vegas).
Tuition: The fee for the one-day session is $125, which includes all session materials, lunch, and snacks during the day. Participants are responsible for their own transportation to and from UNLV.
Registration: The fee for the half-day workshop is $50, which includes all course materials and refreshments.
Online Registration Now Available
Registration is limited to the first 15 registrants. Deadline for registration is February 15, 2013.
For more information on the seminar, please contact Tim Brown, Ph.D. at (407) 823-5273 or timbrown@ucf.edu. |
