CECS 6510.010
(Meets Mon.
6/13, Wed. 6/15, Mon. 6/20, Wed. 7/20, and Wed.
7/27) 5:30
– 9:30pm, Matthews 308. Instructor: G. Knezek
Catalog Description:
CECS 6510 Analysis of Research in Educational Computing.
Students
will analyze current research in educational computing as a tool for
understanding the unique characteristics of technology based research
activities in educational environments. Special consideration will be
given to
strategies for separating influences in research designs that
incorporate
technology as tools and as variables in the design. Students will also
identify
potential dissertation research topics and prepare preliminary reports
that
will be critiqued in class in preparation for doing the dissertation.
This class is intended for those who might wish to explore preliminary analysis of data or develop instruments for topics that might someday become the focus of their dissertations. The timetable is specially arranged to allow student to go directly from Scaling Methods to Analysis of Research if they wish. Exercises will concentrate on practical analysis of data issues using packages such as SPSS.