Educational Research
Course: Research and Evaluation (ResEv) 550, Section XA
Understanding the nature of quantitative and qualitative research; reviewing the literature; developing research problems and questions; research designs; data collection and analysis issues; evaluating research studies.
Dates: 01/16/2008-02/27/2008
Time: Wednesdays; 5:30-9:30pm (January 16, 23, 30 and February 6, 13, 20, 27)
Saturdays; 9:00am-5:00pm (January 26, February 9)
Delivery method: Ankeny
Location: DMACC
Credit: 3 graduate credits
Tuition: $1041
Computer fee applies--see table
Instructor: Roger Smith, Professor
Text: Maxwell, J. A. (2005). Qualitative research design: An interactive approach (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. ISBN 0-7619-2608-9.
Two course packets: Course readings (referred to as CP) & Data-Driven Leadership manual from the Iowa Department of Education (referred to as DDL). Readings from these packets are also available on WebCT.

Educational Research
Course: Research and Evaluation (ResEv) 550, Section XB
Understanding the nature of quantitative and qualitative research; reviewing the literature; developing research problems and questions; research designs; data collection and analysis issues; evaluating research studies.
Dates: 03/05/2008-4/30/2008
Time: Wednesdays; 5:40-9:30pm (March 5, 12; April 2, 9, 16, 23, 30)
Saturdays; 9:00am-5:00pm (March 8 and April 5)
(Snow date of May 5 in case of a canceled class)
Delivery method: Mason City and WebCT
Location: NIACC
Credit: 3 graduate credits
Tuition: $1041
Computer fee applies--see table
Instructor: Joanne Marshall, Asistant Professor
Text: Maxwell, J. A. (2005). Qualitative research design: An interactive approach (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. ISBN 0-7619-2608-9.
Two course packets: Course readings (referred to as CP) & Data-Driven Leadership manual from the Iowa Department of Education (referred to as DDL). Readings from these packets are also available on WebCT.

Intermediate Education Statistics
Course: Research and Evaluation (ResEv) 553, Section XA
A continuation of statistical concepts and procedures for analyzing educational data; inferential techniques including simple and multiple regression, multiple ANOVA, etc., with educational computer applications.
Prerequisites: ResEv 552
Dates: January 17, 18, 31, and February 1, 14, 15
Time: Thursdays and Fridays; 9:00am - 5:00pm;
Delivery method: Ames
Location: Class- N047 Lagomarcino, Lab-N055 Lagomarico
Credit: 3 graduate credits
Tuition: $1041
Computer fee applies--see table
Instructor: Soko Starobin, Clinician
Text: 1) American Psychological Association. (2001). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.). Washington, D.C.: Author.
2) Tabachnick, B. G. & Fidell, L. (2005). Using multivariate statistics (5th ed.). Boston: Pearson Allyn and Bacon.
Recommended Text: 1)George, D., & Mallery, P. (2008). SPSS for windows step by step: A simple guide and reference for 13.0 update (8th ed.). Boston: Pearson Allyn and Bacon. ISBN 0205569072
2) Gravetter, F. J., & Wallnau, L. B. (2006). Statistics for the behavioral sciences (7th ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/Thomson Learning.

Critical Issues in Interpretive Methodology
Course: Research and Evaluation (ResEv) 680, Section XA
An intensive reading and discussion course focusing on contemporary methodological theory for interpretive inquiry; examines how interpretive field work is conducted, how narrative and ethnographic data are theorized and analyzed, and how interpretive texts are written.
Prerequisites: ResEv 580
Dates: January 17, 18, 31; February 1, 29; March 1, 27, 28
Time: Thursdays, 6:00 - 9:00pm; Fridays, 8:30am - 4:30pm
Location: N231 Lagomarcino
Delivery method: Ames
Credit: 3 graduate credits
Tuition: $1041
Computer fee applies--see table
Instructor: Robyn Johnson, Clinicain
Text:TBA