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BSHS/435
Research and Statistics in Human Services

Course level: Upper Division

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3 credits

Total credits

5 weeks

Course length

Take this course on its own, or as part of a degree or certificate program.

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This course provides an overview of research methods and appropriate use of statistics in the social sciences. A component of program development and evaluation involves knowledge of theory related to understanding research and statistics in the human services arena. The scientific method, research tools, data collection, and analysis will be reviewed. Understanding research and developing the ability to critically evaluate published research reports will be emphasized. Statistical concepts will be reviewed, and students will gain a conceptual understanding of underlying principles of research and statistical analysis. Statistical software will be introduced, and students will compute descriptive and inferential statistical data. Students will practice developing research designs and conducting statistical analyses.

Please Note: Attendance and participation are mandatory in all University courses, and specific requirements may differ by course. If attendance requirements are not met, a student may be removed from the course. Please review the Course Attendance Policy in the Catalog for more information.

University of Phoenix reserves the right to modify courses. While widely available, not all programs are available to residents of all states. Please check with a University Enrollment Representative.

Earn these career-relevant skills in weeks, not years.

  • Define appropriate academic research. 
  • Identify periodicals that describe academic research studies related to human services management.
  • Discuss important ethical issues in research.
  • Apply the scientific method to the field of human services management.
  • Describe quantitative and qualitative research methods.

  • Identify legitimate research problems.
  • Create a literature review of a research proposal.
  • Discuss the scales of measurement used in research.
  • Discuss the fundamentals of sampling.
  • Identify ways to obtain representative quality data for research.

  • Evaluate the types of descriptive research designs.
  • Describe the types of research designs that can determine cause-and-effect relationships.
  • Discuss the use of descriptive statistics in research.

  • Describe the purpose and importance of evaluation in research.
  • Describe formative and summative types of research evaluations.
  • Discuss the use of inferential statistics in research.

  • Write a research proposal.
  • Interpret results of basic descriptive and inferential statistics.
  • Apply basic applications of conducting statistics using Microsoft® Excel® software.

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