RES 713 - Quantitative Research Methods I: Data Management and Non-Experimental

• Demonstrate knowledge and comprehension of the non-experimental quantitative research approach, associated with the major social science and business disciplines.
• Interpret the underlying philosophies, concepts, and critical attributes associated with the non-experimental quantitative research approach, within the non-experimental quantitative BOK and literature.
• Compare and contrast the advantages and disadvantages associated with each of the major non-experimental quantitative research traditions.
• Apply the most appropriate non-experimental quantitative research traditions, methods, and designs to a specific research problem or study (theoretical or applied).
• Debate with colleagues and peers on the content and criteria of the non-experimental quantitative research approach, in order to consult with other scholars and researchers concerning their application for a particular problem under study.