ADS805: Research and Statistics
Assignments completed in ADS805 fulfilled PhD standards four, five, and seven. Below you will find links to group project exploring diversity attitudes and experiences using SPSS and a research proposal for a project focusing on access and equity initiatives in higher education.
Course Description
This course is designed to introduce doctoral students to the principles and processes of research. Candidates will become effective consumers of research by analyzing the literature in a particular area of study and synthesizing the results for application to diverse settings. Candidates will also develop research skills that they might use to assist them in their own research and study. In addition, doctoral students will further enhance a positive research disposition that will compel them to use research in their leadership positions. This includes intensive exposure to the Niagara University library and its reference services to assist Ph.D. candidate research.