This course includes sessions that focus on eliciting information through surveys and interviews. (Image courtesy of munir on Flickr.)
Instructor(s)
Prof. JoAnn Carmin
MIT Course Number
11.233
As Taught In
Fall 2007
Level
Graduate
Course Description
Course Description
This course develops skills in research design for policy analysis and planning. The emphasis is on the logic of the research process and its constituent elements. The course relies on a seminar format so students are expected to read all of the assigned materials and come to class prepared to discuss key themes, ideas, and controversies. Since the materials draw broadly on the social sciences, and since students have diverse interests and methodological preferences, ongoing themes in our discussions will be linking concepts to planning scholarship in general and considering how different epistemological orientations and methodological techniques map on to planning specializations.
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