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SPA 720

Research Design

Catalog2026-2027
Credits3 units
LevelGraduate
Average gradeA-
Standard

Overview

Description

Research design and methods in communicative disorders.

Requirements

Prerequisites

  • Must be an admitted degree seeking student in the Speech Pathology and Audiology masters program.
Original catalog text

Prerequisites

Must be an admitted degree seeking student in the Speech Pathology and Audiology masters program.

Units

Lecture3

Catalog Details

Offering

Offered: Every Spring

Terms

spring

Restrictions

Must be an admitted degree seeking student in the Speech Pathology and Audiology masters program.

Attributes

Standard

Learning Outcomes

  • identify the main components of basic and applied research.
  • conduct efficient and effective electronic searches for external scientific evidence.
  • describe characteristics, strengths, and limitations of different research designs.
  • understand basic statistical analyses conducted in research studies.
  • understand and apply criteria for appraising the validity of evidence.
  • understand and apply criteria for appraising the importance of evidence.
  • use a systematic approach to make a clinical decision by integrating evidence from external scientific research, from clinical practice, and from patients.
  • plan a research study consistent with EBP principles and criteria.