This course focuses on the content and mechanics of practical data analysis and report-writing. Students will analyze textual and graphical data from many sources, process data in ways the readers can understand, and generate comprehensive academic and business reports.

With the program's emphasis on the scholarship of teaching and innovative learning experiences, this course is an in-depth treatment of the research process and techniques for planning and designing research projects. Emphasis will be placed on the appropriate choice of methodologies for a variety of problem situations.