This course in special education provides an introduction to Research Methods. The course is intended to provide students with the skills to design and implement a research study using quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods research. This knowledge will enable students to engage more fully in various dimensions and levels of special education, and contribute new knowledge to the field of special education. 
 
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This course comprises lectures, home assignments and mid and end-semester assessments.
Students who earn 2 credits for SPED 500 spend 6 hours each week on this course, in a mixture of faculty-led teaching-learning (1 hour) and student-directed learning (2 hours) on review of lectures or classwork, group work, required or recommended readings and home assignments.