
All necessary reference material required to prepare for this course such as recommended
reference books and other study material will be available in your student's area.
To complete the program you will be required to pass an online exam for all following
topics covered in this course.
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Topics Covered in This Course: |
In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:  | The research |
 | Frames of reference and problem formulation. |
| In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:  | Research designs. |
 | Sampling techniques, purposes, and problems. |
| In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:  | Questionnaires: construction, application, and issues. |
 | Interviewing: types, applications, and issues. |
| In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:  | Observation and the use of secondary sources: types, applications, and issues. |
 | The measurement of variables in criminal justice and criminology: scaling, applications, and issues. |
| In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:  | Validity and reliability of measures. |
 | Data coding, presentation and description. |
 | Hypotheses, hypothesis testing, and theory verification: interpreting information and examining issues. |
 | Ethical issues in research. |
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